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peculiar
1. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected (Freq. 9) - 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 • Syn: curious, funny, odd, queer, rum, rummy, singular • Similar to: strange, unusual • Derivationally related forms: singularity (for: singular), queerness (for: queer), peculiarity, oddity (for: odd), curiousness (for: curious), curiosity (for: curious) 2. unique or specific to a person or thing or category (Freq. 6) - 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 • Syn: particular, special • Similar to: specific • Derivationally related forms: specialness (for: special), particularity (for: particular) 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 • Similar to: unusual 4. characteristic of one only; distinctive or special - "the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney • Similar to: characteristic • Derivationally related forms: peculiarity
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