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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024spe•cial•ly /ˈspɛʃəli/USA pronunciation adv. - particularly;
for a certain, specific purpose:The plane was waiting specially for the high-ranking diplomat.
See -spec-.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024spe•cial /ˈspɛʃəl/USA pronunciation adj. - of a particular kind or character;
different:a special key. - having a specific function, purpose, etc.:a special messenger to greet the ambassador.
- out of the ordinary;
remarkable;
exceptional:a document of special importance. - particularly valued;
outstanding:She's a special friend of mine.
n. [countable] - a special person or thing.
- a temporary lowering of the price of regularly stocked goods, esp. food;
sale:The supermarket is having a special on bananas: five pounds for a dollar. - Show Businessa single television program not forming part of a regular series:a special on alternative medicine.
See -spec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spe•cial (spesh′əl),USA pronunciation adj. - of a distinct or particular kind or character:a special kind of key.
- being a particular one;
particular, individual, or certain:You'd better call the special number. - pertaining or peculiar to a particular person, thing, instance, etc.;
distinctive;
unique:the special features of a plan. - having a specific or particular function, purpose, etc.:a special messenger.
- distinguished or different from what is ordinary or usual:a special occasion; to fix something special.
- extraordinary;
exceptional, as in amount or degree;
especial:special importance. - being such in an exceptional degree;
particularly valued:a special friend.
n. - a special person or thing.
- a train used for a particular purpose, occasion, or the like.
- Journalisma special edition of a newspaper.
- Show Business[Theat.]a spotlight reserved for a particular area, property, actor, etc.:Give me the coffin special.
- a temporary, arbitrary reduction in the price of regularly stocked goods, esp. food;
a particularly worthwhile offer or price:The special this week is on sirloin steaks. - Show Business[Television.]a single program not forming part of a regular series.
- Latin speciālis of a given species, equivalent. to speci(ēs) species + -ālis -al1; see especial
- Middle English (adjective, adjectival) 1175–1225
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged singular. Special, particular, specific refer to something pointed out for attention and consideration. Special means given unusual treatment because of being uncommon:a special sense of a word.Particular implies something selected from the others of its kind and set off from them for attention:a particular variety of orchid.Specific implies plain and unambiguous indication of a particular instance, example, etc.:a specific instance of cowardice.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged general.
In American English the adjective special is overwhelmingly more common than especial in all senses:He will be of special help if you can't understand the documentation.The reverse is true of the adverbs; here especially is by far the more common:He will be of great help, especially if you have trouble understanding the documentation.Only when the sense "specifically'' is intended is specially more idiomatic:The machine was specially designed for use by a left-handed operator. |