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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It is sometimes bestowed upon men such as Trump, Richard Nixon, and Lyndon Johnson with the aid of voters who do not especially love or admire those men, but see them as the right tool for the job at the right moment.
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The Editors, National Review, 17 Feb. 2025
The Black Hawks, even the older models, are not especially hard to operate, said current and former military aviators.
—Mark Walker, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2025
By the mid-2000s, Sara and her old friend, Buys, were not especially close — in part because of Easton.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
With political loyalties that oscillated between Republicans and Democrats, Mesta was not especially interested in amassing Washington’s usual currency, power.
—Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 17 Feb. 2025
The Black Hawks, even the older models, are not especially hard to operate, said current and former military aviators.
—Mark Walker, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2025
By the mid-2000s, Sara and her old friend, Buys, were not especially close — in part because of Easton.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
With political loyalties that oscillated between Republicans and Democrats, Mesta was not especially interested in amassing Washington’s usual currency, power.
—Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for not especially
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“Not especially.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20especially. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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