specifically

B1 Topic:Abstract Ideas
US /spəˈsəf.ə.kli/ UK /spɪˈsɪf.ɪ.kli/
adv Freq #4424

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    In a clear and exact way, naming one particular thing.

    The rules specifically forbid eating in the library.

  2. 2
    adv

    For one particular purpose or reason.

    This program was created specifically for teenagers.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · in a clear and exact way,... explicitlyexpressly
Opposites
Word family
Derived forms aspecificallybiospecificallyextraspecificallygender-specificallyheterospecificallymonospecificallynonspecificallypolyspecificallysubspecificallytransspecificallyunspecifically
Related forms individuallyuniquely

Etymology

From specific + -ally.

Topics

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