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Meaning of 'peculiar' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Peculiar [ a.]
- One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal, or characteristic possession and use; not owned in common or in participation.
- Particular; individual; special; appropriate.
- Unusual; singular; rare; strange; as, the sky had a peculiarappearance.
2 . Peculiar [ n.]
- That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
- A particular parish or church which is exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary.

Meaning of 'peculiar' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . peculiar [ s]
Meaning (1):
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
Example in sentence:
  • a curious hybrid accent;
  • had an odd name;
  • her speech has a funny twang;
  • singular behavior;
  • something definitely queer about this town;
  • the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves;
  • they have some funny ideas about war;
  • what a rum fellow
Meaning (2):
- markedly different from the usual
Example in sentence:
  • a man...feels it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman;
  • a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats
Meaning (3):
- unique or specific to a person or thing or category
Example in sentence:
  • a peculiar bond of sympathy between them;
  • an expression peculiar to Canadians;
  • has a particular preference for Chinese art;
  • my own special chair;
  • rights peculiar to the rich;
  • the particular demands of the job;
  • the special features of a computer
Meaning (4):
- characteristic of one only; distinctive or special
Example in sentence:
  • the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S.

Nearby Words:

pecan pecary peccability peccable peccadillo peccadillos peccancy peccant peccantly peccaries

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