Particularly
Particularly adverb - In the specific case of one person or thing as distinguished from others.
Sort of is an antonym for particularly.
Sort of
Sort of adverb - To some degree or extent.
Usage example: you've been acting sort of funny all week
Particularly is an antonym for sort of.
Both terms in one sentence
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He didn't particularly enjoy it, but wanted to be nice, so he said "For people who like this sort of thing, this is the sort of thing that they would like."
Source: Trivially Obvious -
A similar sort of thing seems to happen in areas with particularly steep hills, especially San Fierro.
- In the film Hook, the titular character gets a particularly nice one that's sort of segmented: "Wah ha, wah ha, wah ha ha ha ha ha ha".
Source: Evil Laugh / Live-Action Films
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