special
adjective (NOT USUAL) /ˈspeʃ.əl/Definition
A2 not ordinary or usual: The car has a number of special safety features. Is there anything special that you'd like to do today? Passengers should tell the airline in advance if they have any special dietary needs. I don't expect special treatment - I just want to be treated fairly. Full details of the election results will be published in a special edition of tomorrow's newspaper. I have a suit for special occasions. There's a special offer on peaches (UK also peaches are on special offer) (= they are being sold at a reduced price) this week.Unique and unusualGood, better and best in terms of quality A2 especially great or important, or having a quality that most similar things or people do not have: Could I ask you a special favour? I'm cooking something special for her birthday.Unique and unusualGood, better and best in terms of quality
(Definition of special adjective (NOT USUAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alternative adjective
- be marked out as sth idiom
- be one in a million idiom
- be one of a kind idiom
- be out in left field idiom
- fantastic adjective (NOT REAL)
- guerrilla adjective
- incongruous adjective
- inimitable adjective
- irreplaceable adjective
- personalized adjective
- quirky adjective
- random adjective
- rarity noun
- remarkable adjective
- unparalleled adjective
- unrivalled adjective
- unusual adjective
- unusually adverb
- unwonted adjective
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