not particularly

phrase

: 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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Neuschwanstein Castle is not particularly old—it was commissioned in 1868 and was famously never finished—but its history is fascinating. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026 Tulane and James Madison were not particularly close in their CFP games last season. — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 6 July 2026 This has gotten easier as my career has progressed, but the roles popular culture can conceive of for South Asian women are not particularly exciting to me either — there is usually a sense of depth or humanity that people seem uncomfortable exploring. — Supriya Ganesh, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026 Google chose the hickory-proto open source Rust DNS library, which is not particularly optimized but has broad adoption and support. — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for not particularly

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“Not particularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20particularly. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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