not particularly
idiom
: 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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Since the contest was not particularly close, the real drama was what happened with Kevin’s shoulder.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Welbeck is not particularly proud of those figures.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
After Munich, the European response was predictable, and not particularly convincing.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
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.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2025
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Welbeck is not particularly proud of those figures.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
After Munich, the European response was predictable, and not particularly convincing.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
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.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Not particularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20particularly. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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