especial
adjective
es·pe·cial
i-ˈspe-shəl 
: being distinctive: such as
a
: directed toward a particular individual, group, or end
sent especial greetings to his son
took especial care to speak clearly
b
: of special note or importance : unusually great or significant
a decision of especial relevance
c
: highly distinctive or personal : peculiar
had an especial dislike for music
e
: specific, particular
had no especial destination in mind
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Examples of especial in a Sentence
This is a matter of especial importance.
a candidate who handled the stunning defeat with especial grace
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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The city has an especial affinity for literature.
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Both took especial glee in going after Ramaswamy, a Trump for the millennial set so automatic in his Trumpier-than-thou responses to any question that Christie lampooned him as a sort of ChatGPT version of a Republican candidate.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2023
The city has an especial affinity for literature.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 2 Mar. 2022
Delivery is important in any form of storytelling, and in observational comedy cadence is the especial engine of wit.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
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“Especial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/especial. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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especial
adjective
es·pe·cial
is-ˈpesh-əl
2
: relating to or unique to a certain person or thing : particular
each has its own especial qualities
especially
adverb
-ˈpesh-(ə-)lē
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