especially
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
especially/ɪˈspeʃəli/
▶adverb
- 1 in particular: he despised them all, especially Sylvester.
■ for a special purpose.
- 2 to a great extent; very much: he didn't especially like dancing.
'especially' also found in these Oxford entries:
ablation
- ablaut
- abolitionist
- abortion
- abstemious
- abstinence
- acanthus
- action replay
- advection
- aerenchyma
- aesthetics
- African
- Afrikaner
- aga
- age of reason
- aggression
- agitprop
- agnate
- ahi
- ailanthus
- airburst
- albumin
- alcohol
- alder
- alerce
- Alexandrian
- algorithm
- alien
- aliquot
- A-list
- all-in
- allogamy
- allophone
- alloy
- all-rounder
- alpha-hydroxy acid
- alpha particle
- alpinist
- alt.
- alternative energy
- althorn
- altimeter
- alto
- aluminosilicate
- amalgam
- amateur
- American Indian
- amoebiasis
- amour
- amp
