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The word you use when 'good' would be too honest.
means Set apart from the ordinary, deserving more attention, effort, or care than the usual run of things.
from From Latin 'specialis' (individual, particular), built from 'species' (a kind, appearance, or type), itself rooted in 'specere,' to look or behold. So at its core, 'special' just means belonging to its own particular kind — the sense that it means 'better' crept in later, as singling something out slid into praising it.
- olympics origin
- gave the word its last shred of sincerity
- menu usage
- often means close to expiring
- euphemism rank
- outranks only 'unique' in backhanded compliments
- needs today
- means different, not better, legally speaking