not particularly
idiom
: 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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Some of his ideas—such as improving Americans' diets and support for unprocessed foods—have received bipartisan support and are not particularly controversial.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Okongwu offers a little more upside as a shooter but is not particularly difference-making as a defender.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
He was born into an affluent German family that was not particularly religious.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
The court that de Moraes had joined was not particularly liberal.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Okongwu offers a little more upside as a shooter but is not particularly difference-making as a defender.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
He was born into an affluent German family that was not particularly religious.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
The court that de Moraes had joined was not particularly liberal.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Not particularly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20particularly. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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