Usually means: Particularly, more than in usual.
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We found 28 dictionaries that define the word especially:

General (25 matching dictionaries)
  1. especially: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. especially: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. especially: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. especially: Collins English Dictionary
  5. especially: Vocabulary.com
  6. Especially, especially, especially: Wordnik
  7. especially: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. especially: Wiktionary
  9. especially: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. especially: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. especially: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. Especially, especially: Dictionary.com
  13. especially: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. especially: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Especially: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  16. especially: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  17. especially: Rhymezone
  18. especially: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  19. especially: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  20. especially: Free Dictionary
  21. especially: Mnemonic Dictionary
  22. especially: Dictionary/thesaurus
  23. especially: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. especially: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Sound-Alike Words (No longer online)
  2. especially: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
▸ adverb:  (manner) In a special manner; specially.
▸ adverb:  (focus) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.
▸ adverb:  (focus) Used to place greater emphasis upon someone or something.

Similar:
particularly, peculiarly, specially, expecially, esp., particulary, notably, often, though, moreso, more...

Opposite:
generally, ordinarily, commonly, typically, usually

Types:
particularly, notably, exceptionally, extraordinarily, remarkably, significantly, distinctly, uniquely, more...

Phrases:
not especially, most especially, Especially for You, Even If and Especially When, especially not, more...


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Similar:
particularly, peculiarly, specially, expecially, esp., particulary, notably, often, though, moreso, more...

Opposite:
generally, ordinarily, commonly, typically, usually

Types:
particularly, notably, exceptionally, extraordinarily, remarkably, significantly, distinctly, uniquely, more...

Phrases:
not especially, most especially, Especially for You, Even If and Especially When, especially not, especially important, especially since, especially when, especially true, especially hard, more...



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