Definitions

specifically

[spi-sif-ik-lee] / spɪˈsɪf ɪk li /

ADVERB

expressly, particularly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

categorically clearly correctly definitely especially exactly explicitly individually pointedly precisely respectively specially

WEAK

accurately characteristically concretely distinctively in detail in specie indicatively minutely peculiarly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inaccurately indefinitely questionably

WEAK

broadly generally

Example Sentences

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ICE agents are not specifically trained for airport security.

From BBC

In IRAs, investors are not good at deploying all of their retirement savings — specifically meant for a long time horizon — into stocks and bonds, and they leave a lot of cash on the table.

From MarketWatch

More specifically, here are some of the tactics I use so that I don’t live in an AI echo chamber:

From The Wall Street Journal

The text that accompanies the image specifically references Imam Ali’s victory in the battle of Khaybar, home to a historic Jewish community.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Scottish government also runs a regular "CivTech" funding round for innovative companies, and one round last year focused specifically on AI.

From BBC

specifically

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