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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Two chimpanzees who were not particularly fond of each other grow close after both of them suffer the death of their babies.
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Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
But almost half of Trump supporters are not particularly concerned.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
The fan impulse to blame other people associated with a celebrity prior to their death is not particularly surprising.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
But an economy that adds 254,000 jobs in a month with a falling unemployment rate is not in recession and, historically speaking, not particularly close to one.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
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Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
But almost half of Trump supporters are not particularly concerned.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
The fan impulse to blame other people associated with a celebrity prior to their death is not particularly surprising.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
But an economy that adds 254,000 jobs in a month with a falling unemployment rate is not in recession and, historically speaking, not particularly close to one.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Not particularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20particularly. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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