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(spɪsɪfɪkli)
1. adverb [ADVERB with verb]
You use specifically to emphasize that something is given special attention and considered separately from other things of the same kind.
[emphasis]
Our service is designed specifically for college students.
We haven't specifically targeted school children.
...the only book specifically about that event.
Synonyms: particularly, peculiarly, uniquely, individually More Synonyms of specifically
2. adverb
You use specifically to add something more precise or exact to what you have already said.
Death frightens me, specifically my own death.
...the Christian, and specifically Protestant, religion.
...brain cells, or more specifically, neurons.
Synonyms: precisely, exactly, explicitly, unambiguously More Synonyms of specifically
3. adverb [ADVERB adjective]
You use specifically to indicate that something has a restricted nature, as opposed to being more general in nature.
...a specifically female audience.
He has created a specifically British menu using only British ingredients.
Synonyms: solely, completely, entirely, exclusively More Synonyms of specifically
4. adverb [ADVERB with verb]
If you state or describe something specifically, you state or describe it precisely and clearly.
I asked her to repeat specifically the words that Patti had used.
I specifically asked for this steak rare.

Examples of 'specifically' in a sentence
specifically

Specifically he worries about the impact that having a famous father has on his daughters.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Recent attacks have specifically targeted public places popular with tourists.
The Sun (2015)
 Use one specifically recommended by a dermatologist if you use one at all.
Colette Harris, With Theresa Cheung PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycysticovary syndrome (2002)
 Books aimed specifically at juveniles began to roll off the presses.
Divine, Robert A. (editor) & Breen, T. H & Frederickson, George M & Williams, R. Hal America Past and Present (1995)
This snazzy satchel has a removable compartment designed specifically for the tablet.
The Sun (2013)
Also ask specifically about the risk of infection and blood clots.
The Sun (2010)
This one is designed specifically for use after cosmetic surgery and procedures such as laser treatment.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The questions can be innocuous or specifically designed to catch them out.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The money was specifically used for the war effort.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Many of them were turning to sources of the drug designed specifically for sportsmen and women.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Sport has been used for specifically political ends.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It is specifically designed to perform anywhere and overcome any obstacle.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Often they don't know what the vote is specifically about.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Perhaps they were not included because they haven't written books specifically about thetopic.
Christianity Today (2000)
But he denied it was specifically about the nuclear stand-off.
The Sun (2006)
And although he is not talking specifically about restaurants, he might as well be.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
From the outset, the group worked with companies to design and deliver education programmes suited specifically to their needs.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This has meant that potent drugs normally too toxic for human beings can be used to treat cancers because they can be targeted so specifically.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He took various assessments and then designed a programme specifically for me,' she says.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It also runs an internal women's network, as well as training and education programmes specifically tailored for female workers.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)

In other languages
specifically

British English: specifically /spɪˈsɪfɪklɪ/ ADVERB
You use specifically to emphasize that a subject is being considered separately from other subjects.
They will work out an exercise programme designed specifically for you.
  • American English: specifically
  • Arabic: عَلَى وَجْهِ التَّحْدِيد
  • Brazilian Portuguese: especificamente
  • Chinese: 具体地
  • Croatian: specifično
  • Czech: konkrétně
  • Danish: specielt
  • Dutch: met name
  • European Spanish: específicamente
  • Finnish: erityisesti
  • French: spécifiquement
  • German: spezifisch
  • Greek: συγκεκριμένα
  • Italian: specificamente
  • Japanese: 特に
  • Korean: 구체적으로
  • Norwegian: spesielt
  • Polish: szczególnie
  • European Portuguese: especificamente
  • Romanian: anume
  • Russian: особенно
  • Latin American Spanish: específicamente
  • Swedish: särskilt
  • Thai: เป็นพิเศษ
  • Turkish: özellikle
  • Ukrainian: особливо
  • Vietnamese: cụ thể là

Chinese translation of 'specifically'

specifically

(spəˈsɪfɪklɪ)

adv

    1. (= specially) 特别(別)地 (tèbié de)
    2. (= exclusively) 特定的 (tèdìng de)
  2. (= exactly) 明确(確)的 (míngquè de)
    (more) specifically (更)具体(體)地说(說) ((gèng) jùtǐ de shuō)
1 (adverb) 
the only book specifically about that event
Synonyms
particularly
I particularly asked for a seat by the window.
peculiarly
uniquely
individually
idiosyncratically
2 (adverb) 
brain cells, or more specifically, neurons
Synonyms
precisely
`Is that what you meant?' – `Precisely.'
exactly
He arrived at exactly five o'clock.
explicitly
unambiguously
3 (adverb) 
a specifically female audience
Synonyms
solely
Too often we make decisions based solely on what we see in magazines.
completely
Dozens of flats have been completely destroyed.
I have fallen completely in love with him.
entirely
The whole episode was entirely my fault.
exclusively
It is no longer an exclusively male domain.
only
Computers are only for use by class members.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of completely
Dozens of flats have been completely destroyed.I have fallen completely in love with him.
Synonyms
totally,
entirely,
wholly,
utterly,
quite,
perfectly,
fully,
solidly,
absolutely,
altogether,
thoroughly,
in full,
every inch,
en masse,
heart and soul,
a hundred per cent,
one hundred per cent,
from beginning to end,
down to the ground,
root and branch,
in toto,
from A to Z,
hook, line and sinker,
lock, stock and barrel
in the sense of entirely
The whole episode was entirely my fault.
Synonyms
only,
exclusively,
solely
in the sense of exactly
Definition
in every respect
He arrived at exactly five o'clock.
Synonyms
precisely,
just,
expressly,
prompt (informal),
specifically,
bang on (informal),
to the letter,
on the button (informal)

Synonyms of 'specifically'

specifically

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of exclusively
It is no longer an exclusively male domain.
Synonyms
solely,
totally,
fully,
entirely,
wholly,
uniquely
in the sense of only
Definition
without anyone or anything else being included
Computers are only for use by class members.
Synonyms
exclusively,
entirely,
purely,
solely
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