Especially
Especially adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: that university is especially strong in the sciences
Staggeringly and especially are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Staggeringly" instead an adverb "Especially".
Nearby Word: especial
Staggeringly
Staggeringly adverb - To a large extent or degree.
Especially and staggeringly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Especially" instead an adverb "Staggeringly".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- largely and especially
- largely and staggeringly
- very and especially
- very and staggeringly
- greatly and especially
- greatly and staggeringly
- eminently and especially
- eminently and staggeringly
- uncommonly and especially
- uncommonly and staggeringly
- extremely and especially
- extremely and staggeringly
- particularly and especially
- particularly and staggeringly
Both words in one sentence
- His hearts are in the right place and his love of his companions (especially Ian and Barbara) is staggeringly intense and meaningful, but his companions only really figure that out because the circumstances of his travel have it so that they can't leave his company.
Source: Jerkass / Live-Action TV - A bullpup design (this means the operating mechanism and magazine are located in its buttstock instead of in front of the user's right hand, this to make the weapon more compact), it suffered from staggeringly bad quality control and reliability problems, especially in sandy conditions.
- His descriptions of life in 13th century Europe, especially Byzantium, are staggeringly detailed and evocative.
Source: Literature / Fools Guild
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