specially Definition

special
adj

1. Distinct from, and usually better than, others of the same or a similar kind; exceptional.

Example: a special occasion
Example: She was very special to him
Thesaurus: peculiar, unique, unusual, individual, exceptional, important, memorable, extraordinary, sui generis; Antonym: standard, typical.
2. Designed for a particular purpose.

Example: You can get a special program to do that
Thesaurus: specific, particular, restricted, definite; Antonym: general.
3. Not ordinary or common.

Example: special circumstances
4. Particular; great.

Example: make a special effort

noun

1. Something that is special, eg an extra edition of a newspaper, etc, an extra train that is put on over and above the time-tabled ones, an item offered at a low price, a dish on a menu, etc

Example: put on four football specials.
2. A special person, such as a member of the special police constabulary.

Example: The specials were drafted in to control the fans

Derivative: specially
adverb

Derivative: specialness
noun

Etymology: 13c: from Latin specialis individual or particular.

Info:

There is often confusion between specially and especially: specially means ‘for a special purpose', as in &wbox; , whereas especially means ‘particularly, above all', as in &wbox; . You will sometimes find especially used wrongly to mean specially: