Antonyms for specifically


Grammar : Adv
Spell : spi-sif-ik-lee
Phonetic Transcription : spɪˈsɪf ɪk li


Definition of specifically

  • adv expressly, particularly
Example sentences :
  • Specifically, to destroy a maid's belief in the virtue of maids.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • He was specifically after the Med Service history of all the planets in this sector.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • Neither type was specifically trained for teaching in colleges or elsewhere.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • Rostral: pertaining or attached to a rostrum; specifically of Hemiptera.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
  • Urite: an abdominal segment and, specifically, its ventral portion.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
  • It should be noted that the matter has been specifically investigated in two directions.
  • Extract from : « Researches on Cellulose » by C. F. Cross
  • By way of final preparation they were specifically and solemnly charged.
  • Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage
  • Your patience, my dear admiral;—and what ships have you specifically under your care?
  • Extract from : « The Two Admirals » by J. Fenimore Cooper
  • Shirley Wells had not been specifically invited to the conference.
  • Extract from : « David Lannarck, Midget » by George S. Harney
  • But while fiction is specifically the most transient of forms, generically it is the most permanent.
  • Extract from : « Days Off » by Henry Van Dyke

Synonyms for specifically

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