нареч.
1. especially; particularly
он особенно занят по вечерам — he is especially busy in the evenings
2. ( необычно ) unusually, more than usual
он сегодня особенно бледен — he is unusually pale today, he is more pale than usual today
он сегодня вечером особенно весел — he is unusually gay tonight
♢ не особенно — not very, not particularly
не особенно давно — not very long ago