Especially
Especially adverb - In the specific case of one person or thing as distinguished from others.
Virtually and especially are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Virtually" instead an adverb "Especially".
Nearby Word: especial
Virtually
Virtually adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Especially and virtually are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Especially" instead an adverb "Virtually".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- largely and especially
- largely and virtually
- most and especially
- most and virtually
- really and especially
- really and virtually
- primarily and especially
- primarily and virtually
- basically and especially
- basically and virtually
- chiefly and especially
- chiefly and virtually
- mainly and especially
- mainly and virtually
Both words in one sentence
- Conjure One, another side project of Rhys Fulber, records albums that are virtually indistinguishable from those released under the name Delerium... especially in their (over)use of this trope.
Source: One-Woman Wail - Virtually all the female staff is after him (especially Gladys) but it often goes over his head and when he does pick up, he's too shy to act on it.
Source: Series / Hi-de-Hi! -
Seeing as later bosses tend to wield the really quite broken mastery skills, it's virtually a mandatory skill for those characters whom you intend to use to kill bosses near the end of the ninth and tenth, especially the Black Knight (who himself has it in Radiant Dawn).
Source: No Sell
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