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Adjective: peculiar pi'kyoolyu(r)- Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
"the peculiar aromatic odour of cloves" - curious, funny, odd, queer, rum [Brit], rummy, singular - Unique or specific to a person or thing or category
"a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich" - particular, special - 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" - Characteristic of one only; distinctive or special
"the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."
See also: characteristic, peculiarity, peculiarly, specific, strange, unusual Encyclopedia: Peculiar Peculiar, MO Peculiar, Missouri |