especialadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ɪˈspeʃ.əl/us/ɪˈspeʃ.əl/formalspecial
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unique and unusual
- accidental
- alt-
- alternative
- alternative lifestyle
- be marked out as sth idiom
- be one in a million idiom
- extraordinary
- guerrilla
- incongruous
- inimitable
- irreplaceable
- larger than life idiom
- personalize
- rarity
- refreshing
- remarkable
- remarkably
- signally
- singular
- singularly
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Examples from literature
- All animals which he took under his especial patronage seemed to have a marked affection for him.
- And, seating herself, she turned immediately to the editorial page, in which the State Department of Charities felt an especial interest this morning.
- Especial emphasis should be placed on the use and importance of fresh, green vegetables.
- So she found that all her friends might freely visit her, and that her father would be received with especial gladness.
- They were under no especial obligation to them.
- When there is no one who needs any especial attention, the hostess nevertheless sits for a time with each of the different groups in order to spend at least a part of the evening with all of her guests.