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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Goode is a talented but not especially versatile actor who tends to read as somewhat posh on screen.
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Nina Metz Chicago Tribune, Boston Herald, 1 June 2025
Zoom out: While not unheard of, moose are not especially common in the city of Boulder.
—Mitchell Byars, Axios, 29 May 2025
Findings like this are not especially common for the area, Novak noted.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
Meanwhile, the religious order of the Western world is arguably post-Christian but not especially secular.
—Ross Douthat, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
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Nina Metz Chicago Tribune, Boston Herald, 1 June 2025
Zoom out: While not unheard of, moose are not especially common in the city of Boulder.
—Mitchell Byars, Axios, 29 May 2025
Findings like this are not especially common for the area, Novak noted.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
Meanwhile, the religious order of the Western world is arguably post-Christian but not especially secular.
—Ross Douthat, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
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 8 Jun. 2025.
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