Particular

/pəˈtɪk.jʊ.lə/ · adjective

Meaning

(obsolete) Pertaining only to a part of something; partial..

Definitions by Sense

1. (obsolete) Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
2. Specific; discrete; concrete.
3. Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
4. (obsolete) Known only to an individual person or group; confidential.
5. Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
6. (comparable) Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious.
7. Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
8. (law) Containing a part only; limited.

Example Sentences

I couldn't find the particular model you asked for, but I hope this one will do.

We knew it was named after John Smith, but nobody knows which particular John Smith.

I could a tale unfold whose lightest word / Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood, / Make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres, / Thy knotted and combined locks to part / And each particular hair to stand on end

I don't appreciate your particular brand of cynicism.

wheresoever one plant draweth such a particular juice out of the earth

or these domesticke and particular broiles, Are not the question heere.

My five favorite places are, in no particular order, New York, Chicago, Paris, San Francisco and London.

I didn't have any particular interest in the book.

Synonyms for particular

Antonyms for particular

Related Words

Word Forms

• more particular
• most particular
• non-comparable
• perticular
• particulars

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