especial
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/ɛsˈpɛʃəl/
Definition of especial
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Exceptional in importance or significance; special.
“Pay especial attention to chapter five.”
“an especial hatred of cats”
“[...] this is of especial value in foggy weather.”
“Starting from this base list, a number of databases were systematically searched for terms, with especial effort taken to discover the earliest attestation possible[.]”
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adj
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Exceptional in importance or significance; special.
“Pay especial attention to chapter five.”
“an especial hatred of cats”
“[...] this is of especial value in foggy weather.”
“Starting from this base list, a number of databases were systematically searched for terms, with especial effort taken to discover the earliest attestation possible[.]”
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Particular.
“acting with no especial goal”
“Only one modern picture was admitted, and that was a likeness of Constance, painted under her father's especial instructions.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English especial, via Old French especial, from Latin specialis, from species (“appearance, form, beauty”), from specere (“to look”). Doublet of special. Related to species.
Words you can make from especial
200+ playable · top: CALIPEES (12 pts)
Best play calipees 12 points7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
20 words5-letter words
62 words- ASPIC 9 pts
- CAPES 9 pts
- CEPES 9 pts
- CLAPS 9 pts
- CLASP 9 pts
- CLEPE 9 pts
- CLIPS 9 pts
- EPICS 9 pts
- PACES 9 pts
- PEACE 9 pts
- PICAL 9 pts
- PICAS 9 pts
- PIECE 9 pts
- PLACE 9 pts
- PLICA 9 pts
- SCALP 9 pts
- SCAPE 9 pts
- SEPIC 9 pts
- SPACE 9 pts
- SPICA 9 pts
- SPICE 9 pts
- ALECS 7 pts
- CEASE 7 pts
- CEILS 7 pts
- ILEAC 7 pts
- LACES 7 pts
- LAICS 7 pts
- LAPIS 7 pts
- LAPSE 7 pts
- LEAPS 7 pts
- LIPAS 7 pts
- PAILS 7 pts
- PAISE 7 pts
- PALES 7 pts
- PALIS 7 pts
- PEALS 7 pts
- PEASE 7 pts
- PEELS 7 pts
- PEISE 7 pts
- PELES 7 pts
- PILEA 7 pts
- PILES 7 pts
- PLEAS 7 pts
- PLIES 7 pts
- SAICE 7 pts
- SALEP 7 pts
- SALIC 7 pts
- SCALE 7 pts
- SEPAL 7 pts
- SEPIA 7 pts
- SLEEP 7 pts
- SLICE 7 pts
- SLIPE 7 pts
- SPAIL 7 pts
- SPALE 7 pts
- SPEEL 7 pts
- SPEIL 7 pts
- SPIEL 7 pts
- SPILE 7 pts
- AISLE 5 pts
- EASEL 5 pts
- LEASE 5 pts
4-letter words
78 words- CAPE 8 pts
- CAPS 8 pts
- CEPE 8 pts
- CEPS 8 pts
- CLAP 8 pts
- CLIP 8 pts
- EPIC 8 pts
- PACE 8 pts
- PACS 8 pts
- PECS 8 pts
- PICA 8 pts
- PICE 8 pts
- PICS 8 pts
- SPEC 8 pts
- ACES 6 pts
- ALEC 6 pts
- ALPS 6 pts
- APES 6 pts
- APSE 6 pts
- ASCI 6 pts
- CALS 6 pts
- CASE 6 pts
- CEES 6 pts
- CEIL 6 pts
- CELS 6 pts
- ICES 6 pts
- LACE 6 pts
- LACS 6 pts
- LAIC 6 pts
- LAPS 6 pts
- LEAP 6 pts
- LICE 6 pts
- LIPA 6 pts
- LIPE 6 pts
- LIPS 6 pts
- LISP 6 pts
- PAIL 6 pts
- PALE 6 pts
- PALI 6 pts
- PALS 6 pts
- PASE 6 pts
- PEAL 6 pts
- PEAS 6 pts
- PEEL 6 pts
- PEES 6 pts
- PELE 6 pts
- PIAL 6 pts
- PIAS 6 pts
- PIES 6 pts
- PILE 6 pts
- PLEA 6 pts
- PLIE 6 pts
- SALP 6 pts
- SEEP 6 pts
- SICE 6 pts
- SIPE 6 pts
- SLAP 6 pts
- SLIP 6 pts
- SPAE 6 pts
- AILS 4 pts
- ALEE 4 pts
- ALES 4 pts
- EASE 4 pts
- EELS 4 pts
- ELSE 4 pts
- ILEA 4 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LASE 4 pts
- LEAS 4 pts
- LEES 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LIAS 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- SAIL 4 pts
- SALE 4 pts
- SEAL 4 pts
- SEEL 4 pts
- SIAL 4 pts
3-letter words
35 words- CAP 7 pts
- CEP 7 pts
- PAC 7 pts
- PEC 7 pts
- PIC 7 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- ALP 5 pts
- APE 5 pts
- ASP 5 pts
- CAL 5 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- CEL 5 pts
- CIS 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- LAC 5 pts
- LAP 5 pts
- LIP 5 pts
- PAL 5 pts
- PAS 5 pts
- PEA 5 pts
- PEE 5 pts
- PES 5 pts
- PIA 5 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIS 3 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ALS 3 pts
- EEL 3 pts
- ELS 3 pts
- LAS 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LEE 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIS 3 pts
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