especial.
Exceptional in importance or significance; special.
Meaning & usage
Exceptional in importance or significance; special.
Pay especial attention to chapter five.
an especial hatred of cats
Particular.
acting with no especial goal
Where this word comes from
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.
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