specially

adverb

spe·​cial·​ly ˈspe-sh(ə-)lē 

1

: in a special manner

treated her friends specially

2

a

: for a special purpose

dresses made specially for the occasion

b

: in particular : specifically

made specially for you

3

: especially sense 2

makes a specially fine curry

was specially pleased with the gift

Synonyms of specially

• especially
• particularly
• specifically
• notably

Examples of specially in a Sentence

dresses made specially for a wedding

The speech was written specially for the occasion.

The room was specially designed to be used as a library.

I was specially pleased with your gift.

people who are not specially gifted

I don't want to be treated specially.

Recent Examples on the Web

Scientists have identified a group of worker honeybees that are specially adapted to build their queen's waxy abode within the hive. —ABC News, 3 June 2026

The Ocean Observatories Initiative, or OOI, was set up in 2016 and is made up of around 900 instruments in parts of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans specially designed to withstand the immense pressure and corrosive saltiness of the ocean depths. —Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 3 June 2026

Yeast strains that may have lain dormant in the mummy for millennia, some of which were specially adapted to extreme cold, may still be metabolically active, a new study published in Microbiome finds. —Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 June 2026

Cellphones were found inside pouches specially designed to block radio frequencies to keep them from being tracked. —Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 3 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a