Definitions of especially

1.   to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common; " he was particularly fussy about spelling"; " a particularly gruesome attack"; " under peculiarly tragic circumstances"; " an especially ( or specially) cautious approach to the danger"

2.   Preeminently; particularly.

3.   In an especial manner; chiefly; particularly; peculiarly; in an uncommon degree.

4.   Principally; particularly; in an uncommon degree above any other.

5.   In an especial degree.

6.   in a special manner; " a specially arranged dinner"

Antonyms for especially

fairly, mainly, kind of, broadly, predominantly, partly, by and large, partway, just, something, substantially, somewhat, quite, more or less, widely, nominally, sort of, basically, scantily, partially, relatively, meagerly, scarcely, primarily, part, moderately, generally, marginally, overall, rather, mostly, chiefly, principally, minimally, negligibly, little, slightly, hardly, incompletely, largely, barely, altogether, enough.

Quotes of especially

1. I'm a risk taker and I've always been like that, especially when it comes to fashion. – Christina Aguilera

2. I just like to catch fish, I don't care if it weighs half a pound or 10 pounds. But I can't do a lot of casting. I can work a jig or a worm. But not for long, especially if the big ones are biting. Those big bass will make it hurt after a while. – Terry Bradshaw

3. I think you've got to have your feet planted firmly on the ground, especially in this business, and you must not believe things that are said or written about you, because everything gets out of proportion one way or the other. – Judi Dench

4. Finally, I also come in recognition of the great work that has been undertaken by the NGOs and UN agencies that have been active for many years here, especially through the local staff and international staff here in Somaliland and in Somalia at large. – Jan Egeland

5. It's always good to go against your friends, especially when you come out victorious. – Michael Finley

6. I think I usually have quite ordinary dreams. Sometimes my dreams take me to other dimensions. I can travel in my mind especially when I'm dreaming I focus my mind on what I want to dream. If I want to fly, I focus on flying. – Uri Geller

7. You forget how many people watch TV until you come into a town like this. Everybody knows you, and I'm always humbled, especially when there are 500 little kids who all have their hair done like yours and want to be designers. – Genevieve Gorder

8. It's easy to get next to music theory, especially between your peers and music classes and so forth. You just pay attention. I had a good ear, so I realized that printed music was just about reminding you what to play. – Quincy Jones

9. Our only competition in the theater is boredom, because if I'm bored with a play, if I'm revolted by a play on stage, with the Broadway prices, especially today, I'm going to walk out and not come back and pay that price again. – Jerome Lawrence

10. We especially need imagination in science. – Maria Mitchell

11. We're not in love with Literature all the time- especially when you have to teach it every day. – Howard Nemerov

12. Managers, regardless of salary, should not be allowed to earn or use comp time. They are expected to work as many hours as needed to get the job done- especially at these salary levels. – Jodi Rell

13. Marie Stopes had established the first birth control clinic in Britain; the whole question of informing women, especially those who were poor, about methods of contraception, began to be discussed. – Dora Russell

14. Our talks in Paris tackled economic, democratic, security and political issues; we talked on means for combating terrorism, in addition to latest regional and international developments of mutual interest, especially those in region. – Ali A. Saleh

15. I'm always most excited about the job I'm doing at the present, and that's especially true about 'Price' because of my respect for the show and it's production team. – Randy West

Usage examples for especially

1. “ Especially when I consider your- your almost tender years. ” – A Second Coming by Richard Marsh

2. “ " Especially said Mr. Pumblechook, " be grateful, boy, to them which brought you up by hand." ” – Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

3. “ Woman is especially subject to it. ” – Sandra Belloni by George Meredith, v1 by George Meredith

4. “ So they were rather proud to be especially asked to help Jud make it work. ” – Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm by Mabel C. Hawley

5. “ Well, it would be nice all the same to have your company a few miles, especially as it's growing dark, she added. ” – The Quest of the Golden Girl by Richard le Gallienne

6. “ Yes, no doubt; but it's only fair to tell her and ask her advice, especially if I decide to leave home. ” – The Eye of Dread by Payne Erskine

7. “ I can remember two especially ” – Amos Huntingdon by T.P. Wilson

8. “ When they buried somebody, especially somebody important like the chief's mother, they would have a wild party. ” – White Queen of the Cannibals: The Story of Mary Slessor by A. J. Bueltmann

9. “ Mr. Slavovitch is trying to buy a few just especially for you. ” – Smoke Bellew by Jack London

10. “ " Be sure to show him the horses- my horses, especially ” – The Desert of Wheat by Zane Grey

11. “ But she used to fancy I did understand a little, and she got into the way of talking to me when we were alone together especially almost as if she was thinking aloud. ” – My New Home by Mary Louisa Molesworth

12. “ This is especially for commencement. ” –  by

13. “ Isobel, Isobel," he broke out, " don't be so bitter, especially as it is of no use. ” – Love Eternal by H. Rider Haggard

14. “ " And the rest of us boys got mad, especially at one of them. ” – Five Little Peppers at School by Margaret Sidney

15. “ To you especially who take so much for said that has not been said. ” – The Vultures by Henry Seton Merriman

16. “ It is especially in your conversation that you must be careful. ” – The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

17. “ The doctor says he will hardly get through the winter, especially if this weather goes on. ” – Marcella by Mrs. Humphry Ward

18. “ You'll find it not half bad, as you say in England, especially when you are hungry. ” – A Rock in the Baltic by Robert Barr

19. “ I don't know how it happened- that doesn't matter especially but he doesn't trust me. ” – Concerning Sally by William John Hopkins

20. “ I do not think she has been especially so to me." ” – Princess Maritza by Percy Brebner

Rhymes for especially

• freshly, specially;