adv
Freq #4424
Meanings
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1
adv
In a clear and exact way, naming one particular thing.
The rules specifically forbid eating in the library.
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2
adv
For one particular purpose or reason.
This program was created specifically for teenagers.
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aspecificallybiospecificallyextraspecificallygender-specificallyheterospecificallymonospecificallynonspecificallypolyspecificallysubspecificallytransspecificallyunspecifically
Etymology
From specific + -ally.