used to single out an individual member of a specified group or class

the action seems to discriminate against a particular group of companies

especially great or intense

when handling or checking cash the cashier should exercise particular care

insisting that something should be correct or suitable in every detail; fastidious

she is very particular about cleanliness

a detail

he is wrong in every particular

an individual item, as contrasted with a universal quality

universals can be simultaneously exemplified by different particulars in different places