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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The comparison is not especially flattering to Pulse.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
These criticisms of influencers, both in New York and more broadly, are not especially novel.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025
Promises Made But Not Promises Kept The unrelenting march toward AGI is not especially swayed by the concerns of whether AGI can be devised to cope with the flaws that inhabit human intelligence.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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.
—The Editors, National Review, 17 Feb. 2025
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
These criticisms of influencers, both in New York and more broadly, are not especially novel.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025
Promises Made But Not Promises Kept The unrelenting march toward AGI is not especially swayed by the concerns of whether AGI can be devised to cope with the flaws that inhabit human intelligence.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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.
—The Editors, National Review, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Not especially.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20especially. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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