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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And the steering of any solid-front-axle truck, light and not particularly precise in typical Land Rover fashion, always requires me to focus more on holding my place in lanes properly.
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Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
But some legal experts told Newsweek the bond is fair and not particularly surprising.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
The outlook was not particularly good for the group anchored by President Emmanuel Macron’s party.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
My husband and his two sisters are not particularly close with either parent because of their less-than-ideal childhood.
—Lori Gottlieb, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
But some legal experts told Newsweek the bond is fair and not particularly surprising.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
The outlook was not particularly good for the group anchored by President Emmanuel Macron’s party.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
My husband and his two sisters are not particularly close with either parent because of their less-than-ideal childhood.
—Lori Gottlieb, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Not particularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20particularly. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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