Dear and Special

Dear

Dear adjective - Granted special treatment or attention.
Usage example: spared no expense when caring for and feeding her dear little dog

Special and dear are semantically related. in precious topic. In some cases you can use "Special" instead an adjective "Dear".

Nearby Words: dearly, deary, dearie

Special

Special adjective - Granted special treatment or attention.
Usage example: one student who was treated as special by the teacher

Dear and special are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dear" instead an adjective "Special".

Both words in one sentence

  • Fan Fic / The Mad Scientist Wars Dear god, the coffee.... Dynamic Entry Always fun to write- the Mad Science Awards even had a special catagory for it.
  • Manga / Kodomo no Omocha There is a special chapter that details the most dear memory of Akito's childhood with his family, which also explains why his cold personality is hard to break at the moment.
  • Pizza Boy Special Delivery In the music video for Meghan Trainor's "Dear Future Husband" one of the final scenes involves the singer receiving a Pizza boy in her house, and her pulling him in through his tie presumably for some "special loving".
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