particular

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

• “the particular demands of the job”
• “has a paraticular preference for Chinese art”
• “a peculiar bond of sympathy between them”
• “an expression peculiar to Canadians”
• “rights peculiar to the rich”

separate and distinct from others

• “an exception in this particular case”

separate and distinct from others of the same group or category

• “interested in one particular artist”
• “a man who wishes to make a particular woman fall in love with him”

surpassing what is common or usual or expected

• “he paid especial attention to her”
• “exceptional kindness”
• “a matter of particular and unusual importance”
• “a special occasion”
• “a special reason to confide in her”
• “what”

first and most important

• “his special interest is music”
• “she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work”

exacting especially about details

• “a finicky eater”
• “fussy about clothes”
• “very particular about how her food was prepared”

providing specific details or circumstances

• “a particular description of the room”

a fact about some part (as opposed to general)

• “he always reasons from the particular to the general”

a small part that can be considered separately from the whole

• “it was perfect in all details”