especial
adj.very important or special. You use this to show that something is more important than other things in a group.
adj.to a particular degree or in a specific way; especially. Often used to emphasize the importance of a specific quality or detail.
“The report focuses on the especial needs of children.”
“The committee paid especial attention to the safety protocols during the final inspection of the factory.”
“While the treaty covers a wide range of territorial disputes, it provides for the especial protection of cultural heritage sites that are vulnerable to environmental degradation.”
From Middle English especial, via Old French especial, from Latin specialis, from species (“appearance, form, beauty”), from specere (“to look”). Doublet of special. Related to species.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.