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What is the adjective for special?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs special, specialize, specialise and especialize which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

special
  1. Distinguished by a unique or unusual quality.
  2. Of particular personal interest or value; dear; beloved.
  3. (euphemistic) Retarded; mentally handicapped
  4. Constituting or relating to a species.
  5. Chief in excellence.
  6. (military) Of or related to special forces.
  7. Synonyms:
  8. Examples:
    1. “She wore special orthopedic shoes to alleviate her hammertoe.”
      “We don't come here for special occasions, but it is a special occasion when we come here.”
      “Her father was particularly special to her, and had a profound influence on her success as an elite footballer.”
especial
  1. Exceptional in importance or significance; special.
  2. Particular.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “He had taken especial care preparing for this evening and, in his heart, he knew that he would be escorting this beautiful girl home.”
      “Well, he certainly did not think the Opposition had any especial views on this matter.”
      “As a Provost and Judge, it is your especial duty to render justice to all, to hear patiently, remember accurately, and weigh carefully the facts and the arguments offered.”
specialised
  1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of specialized.
specialistic
  1. (dated) Specialist, specialized.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Our pepper offer consists of different types of pepper, from fresh peppers to specialistic pepperproducts like peppermash and pepperpowder.”
      “McCormick's F Series specialistic tractors in the GE version with 3-cylinder Tier 3 engines will make their official debut at Eima.”
      “We are specialistic in the accomplishment of repairs and integral maintenances as in parades as much programmed.”
specialized
  1. Highly skilled in a specific field.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Skills that are specialized for their previous jobs may not be compatible with a new employer.”
      “Nonetheless, a comprehensive understanding of scientific issues often requires a specialized ability to trace connections between broad global and historical patterns.”
      “Undergraduates import concepts and worldviews from other disciplines to lab workers who have deep specialized knowledge and less recent experience with other disciplines.”
speciall
  1. Obsolete spelling of special
  2. Examples:
    1. “The division of an obliquangled triangle is taken from the speciall differences of an oblique angle.”
especiall
  1. Obsolete form of especial.
specialist
specialest
  1. (childish) superlative form of special: most special
specialed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of special
specialing
  1. present participle of special
specializing
specialising
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