not particularly
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: only a little : not very or not very much
He is not particularly good at math.
"Did you like the movie?" "No, not particularly."
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Some of the finishes, particularly in the bedrooms, whose walls range from light to dark gray, may not be to every buyer’s taste (there is something corporate in the gleaming laminate surfaces of the kitchen, among other interior design choices), but that’s not particularly difficult to change.
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2025
However, in practical use, the AI capabilities are not particularly compelling.
—PCMAG, 10 Feb. 2025
Although rare earth elements are not particularly rare in the Earth's crust, they are typically found in very low concentrations, making significant extraction challenging and costly.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
This gorgeous film’s premise is a simple, humanist, and not particularly dramatic one, of the type that the Italian neorealists treasured, but it’s been given an absurd, comic-romantic spin.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2025
However, in practical use, the AI capabilities are not particularly compelling.
—PCMAG, 10 Feb. 2025
Although rare earth elements are not particularly rare in the Earth's crust, they are typically found in very low concentrations, making significant extraction challenging and costly.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
This gorgeous film’s premise is a simple, humanist, and not particularly dramatic one, of the type that the Italian neorealists treasured, but it’s been given an absurd, comic-romantic spin.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Not particularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20particularly. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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