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specifically

/ˌspɛsɪfɪkˈli/ adverb · British & US

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What does specifically mean?

adverb

Used to indicate that something is clearly and exactly stated or defined; used to specify or particularize.

Example

"She specified that she wanted a vegetarian meal, specifically no meat or fish."

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Words that share this root

specific specificity specifically specify

What's another word for specifically?

particularly especially precisely exactly clearly distinctly

What's the opposite of specifically?

vaguely generally indistinctly

Rhymes with specifically

specifically technically officially official