Especially
Especially adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: that university is especially strong in the sciences
Purely and especially are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Purely" instead an adverb "Especially".
Nearby Word: especial
Purely
Purely adverb - With purity of thought and deed.
Especially and purely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Especially" instead an adverb "Purely".
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- House is Father Science in contrast to pretty much everybody else as Mother Nature, but most especially Cameron, Masters, and Adams (and Cuddy, when she's actually involved in medical matters instead of being purely a bureaucrat).
Source: Mother Nature, Father Science -
Needless to say, this really rings hollow, especially since he tries this justification after turning Milla into a brainwashed monster purely out of spite.
Source: Moral Myopia - This was the first time the character wasn't played by Delgado, and instead was made a rotting husk at the edge of his life and driven purely by hatred, especially for the Doctor.
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