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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By California standards, the Eaton Fire was not especially large.
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M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
As a rule, these people were not especially vocal in the previous 13 years and eight months (and 24 days).
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Jan. 2025
Unless the question posed has a singular final answer, the likelihood is that your multiple expert personas are going to provide a multitude of viewpoints and not especially land on a single end-all response.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Trump's demands on Europe to buy more oil and natural gas were not especially new.
—Josh Boak and Raf Casert The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
As a rule, these people were not especially vocal in the previous 13 years and eight months (and 24 days).
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Jan. 2025
Unless the question posed has a singular final answer, the likelihood is that your multiple expert personas are going to provide a multitude of viewpoints and not especially land on a single end-all response.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Trump's demands on Europe to buy more oil and natural gas were not especially new.
—Josh Boak and Raf Casert The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for not especially
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“Not especially.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20especially. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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