1. particular
particular method
In the case of language, however, it is only the ability to talk and understand that we inherit genetically; the particular language or languages that we speak are passed on to us not by genetic transmission but by cultural transmission.
Boeing's safety experts have joined others in the industry to form an international task force to try to eliminate one particular kind of air crash known as controlled flight into terrain, CFIT.
The film “Helvetica” is not so much about one particular typeface as it is about the last fifty years in Western graphic design.
Since most speakers of Esperanto have learned the language through self study, the Internet in general, and websites such as www.lernu.net in particular, have been a great boon to the language.
In particular, it is customary for actual examples of use of the harmonic mean to generally cover "average speed," and explain no further than that.
The state of the art is the highest level of development, as of a device, technique, or scientific field, achieved at a particular time.
We need to distinguish what a sentence could mean from what it actually does mean when used by one particular speaker on one particular occasion.
Spirits are to be found all over the world. This school was built upon the site of a shrine and thus there is a particular tendency for them to gather.
We can conjecture that it may be advantageous for a particular bird to be known to its neighbors or its mate.
At school I had enjoyed reading Japanese literature in English translation, in particular Soseki's I am a Cat and Kokoro, and Akutagawa's The Nose and Kappa.
Slotted spoons have a particular role in the traditional absinthe ritual. They are used to hold a sugar cube over a glass as one dissolves it into her drink with cold water.
when handling or checking cash the cashier should exercise particular care. he is wrong in every particular.
The Internet in particular provides details about our private lives, something which was unimaginable a few years ago.
So, I didn't call for any particular reason; I just wanted to hear your voice. If you're busy, I'll let you go.
2. particularly
As an Englishman, he is particularly sensitive to the differences between English and American usage.
His painting wasn't particularly good, so no one praised him for it.
we should be particularly careful when it comes to showing appreciation
He's just a normal junior high school student, not particularly intelligent.
particularly careful
In contrast to his "not bad looks but seems a bit of a dandy" appearance, he didn't have a girlfriend and he wasn't particularly fast with the ladies.
In my class I noticed a girl student who was particularly intent on studying Chinese.
Solar energy seems to offer more hope than any other source of energy, particularly because those areas most in need of water lie rather close to the equator and have a relatively clear atmosphere.
Religion, which should most distinguish us from the beasts, and ought most particularly elevate us, as rational creatures, above brutes, is that wherein men often appear most irrational, and more senseless than beasts.
In some rural areas, the Internet is important for agricultural information, as well as being particularly useful for the purposes of agricultural production technologies and pricing.
You weren't particularly discreet, so it's no wonder you got caught.
Records are particularly scarce for this era, perhaps owing to a long series of natural disasters which befell the capital.
Yes, a celebrity – someone famous - particularly someone in show business, that's the world of entertainment, theatre and film.
What moments in the year do you particularly enjoy?
They execute endless practice runs and then review their in‐flight decisions, attempting to hone their minds to select the best approach to any given scenario, particularly those that involve the use of deadly force.
3. special
The best salad you'll ever eat is the one they serve with their lunch special.
Special services include a personal driver for each guest.
Nothing special.
These special characteristics explain its preference for still-hunting (lying motionless beside a seal's breathing hole, waiting for one to surface).
Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.
Google shows a special colorless version of its logo to countries that have experienced recent tragedy.
After that, many live in special homes for the aged where their children and grandchildren can come to visit them.
Kareishu is a special smell that comes as old people age. Popular expressions such as: "Ossan kusai" or "Oyaji kusai" (smelly old man) refer to this smell.
A special resolution to be proposed at a general meeting may be amended by ordinary resolution.
I would like to put special emphasis on the concept that social ecology is the second school of contemporary environmentalism.
Extra special treatment is imperative to get the vessel through government red tape, so that she can leave port on time.
In my city there is a special bus, called BLQ, which leaves from the airport and stops near my house.
Krista's curt, businesslike tone put off her clients at the maternity ward, especially on their special days.
Before the arrival of this skyscraper, all the buildings in the city stood in special relationship to each other.