not especially
idiom
informal
—used to say that one is not very interested in doing something
"Would you like to go to a movie?" "No, not especially."
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The unresolved question itself is not especially earth-shattering.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The lodge is not especially accessible, though there is one path to the main building with no steps, and there are plans for more ramps to be built around the lodge and to a couple of bandas.
—Kate Lewis, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Historian Krista Cowman interprets the sexism in this postcard as infantilizing though not especially cruel.
—Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
Craddock writes this because it was variously believed that the spirit was medicinal (nope), poisonous (not especially) or hallucinogenic (not even close).
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The lodge is not especially accessible, though there is one path to the main building with no steps, and there are plans for more ramps to be built around the lodge and to a couple of bandas.
—Kate Lewis, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Historian Krista Cowman interprets the sexism in this postcard as infantilizing though not especially cruel.
—Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
Craddock writes this because it was variously believed that the spirit was medicinal (nope), poisonous (not especially) or hallucinogenic (not even close).
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Not especially.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20especially. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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