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specially

/ˈspɛʃəli/ adverb B1
  1. For a special purpose, person, or occasion. · We had this cake made specially for your birthday.· The train is waiting specially for a high-ranking diplomat.
  2. Extremely. · She's specially good at running.
  3. In particular · I love all animals, specially cute furry ones.
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My visit was specially made to the good Mr.
The Valley of Fear, p. 82 · C1
It has worried me terribly--on Sunday afternoons, that is, when I think specially about such matters.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 260 · C1
There were points about this strange business which would, I was sure, have specially appealed to him, and the efforts of the police would have been supplemented, or more probably anticipated, by the trained observation and the alert mind of the first criminal agent in Europe.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 2 · C1
I commend it very specially to your attention, Lestrade and also the bullets which fit it.”
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 26 · C1

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