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List of meaning for peculiar

odd; unusual

curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular(adj)

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

"a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"

particular(a), peculiar(a), special(a)(adj)

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

"the particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair"

peculiar(adj)

markedly different from the usual

"a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats"; "a man...feels it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman"-Virginia Woolf

peculiar(a)(adj)

characteristic of one only; distinctive or special

"the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney

being out of the ordinary

a writer with a peculiar talent for capturing the feel of everyday conversation

different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion

a peculiar and catlike way of walking

noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced

a peculiar response to a polite query about his health

of, relating to, or belonging to a single person

his peculiar way of talking

serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group

the koala is peculiar to Australia

of a particular or exact sort

a psychopathic killer who took peculiar delight in torturing his victims

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