peculiar
adjective
- 1
characteristic of one only; distinctive or special
the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney
- 2
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
- 3
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
a curious hybrid accent
her speech has a funny twang
- 4
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
the particular demands of the job
has a particular preference for Chinese art
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