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Particular

Relating to a part or portion of anything; concerning a part separated from the whole or from others of the class; separate; sole; single; individual; specific; as, the particular stars of a constellation.

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Careful 84% connected

Full of care; anxious; solicitous.

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Careful 84% connected

Full of care; anxious; solicitous.

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Fastidious 84% connected

Difficult to please; delicate to a fault; suited with difficulty; squeamish; as, a fastidious mind or ear; a fastidious appetite.

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Fastidious 84% connected

Difficult to please; delicate to a fault; suited with difficulty; squeamish; as, a fastidious mind or ear; a fastidious appetite.

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Primary 84% connected

First in order of time or development or in intention; primitive; fundamental; original.

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Primary 84% connected

First in order of time or development or in intention; primitive; fundamental; original.

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Specific 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property or properties of a thing which constitute i…

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Specific 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property or properties of a thing which constitute i…

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Uncommon 84% connected

Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage.

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Uncommon 84% connected

Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage.

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Component 76% connected

Serving, or helping, to form; composing; constituting; constituent.

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Constituent 76% connected

Serving to form, compose, or make up; elemental; component.

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Fact 76% connected

A doing, making, or preparing.

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Part 76% connected

One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass,…

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Portion 76% connected

That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.

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Proposition 76% connected

The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering.

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Itemize 74% connected

To state in items, or by particulars; as, to itemize the cost of a railroad.

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Itemize 74% connected

To state in items, or by particulars; as, to itemize the cost of a railroad.

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Particularity 74% connected

The state or quality of being particular; distinctiveness; circumstantiality; minuteness in detail.

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Particularity 74% connected

The state or quality of being particular; distinctiveness; circumstantiality; minuteness in detail.

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Detail 92% connected

A minute portion; one of the small parts; a particular; an item; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the details of a scheme or transaction.

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Especial 92% connected

Distinguished among others of the same class or kind; special; concerning a species or a single object; principal; particular; as, in an especial man…

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Exceptional 92% connected

Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare; hence, better than the average; superior.

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Finical 92% connected

Affectedly fine; overnice; unduly particular; fastidious.

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Finicky 92% connected

Finical; unduly particular.

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Fussy 92% connected

Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about trifles; overnice; fidgety.

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Item 92% connected

Also; as an additional article.

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Peculiar 92% connected

One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal, or characteristic possession and use; not…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Special 92% connected

Of or pertaining to a species; constituting a species or sort.

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Specific 92% connected

Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property or properties of a thing which constitute i…

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General 94% connected

Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy.

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General 94% connected

Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy.

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Universal 94% connected

Of or pertaining to the universe; extending to, including, or affecting, the whole number, quantity, or space; unlimited; general; all-reaching; all-…

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Universal 94% connected

Of or pertaining to the universe; extending to, including, or affecting, the whole number, quantity, or space; unlimited; general; all-reaching; all-…

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