Peculiar (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Characteristic of one only; distinctive or special; "the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney.
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Meaning 2
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".
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Meaning 3
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.
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Examples
- She had a peculiar habit of talking to herself when she was nervous.
- The old mansion had a peculiar architecture that didn't quite fit in with the rest of the neighborhood.
- His peculiar laugh could be heard from across the room, making everyone turn around.
- The peculiar sensation of weightlessness was exhilarating for the astronauts on the space station.
- The company's peculiar policy of only hiring people with unusual hobbies was starting to attract some strange applicants.
Meaning 4
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".
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