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- Dictionarypeculiar/pɪˈkjuːlɪə/
adjective
- 1. different to what is normal or expected; strange: "he gave her some very peculiar looks" Similar Opposite
- 2. particular; special: "any attempt to explicate the theme is bound to run into peculiar difficulties" Similar
noun
- 1. a parish or church exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocese in which it lies, and subject to the direct jurisdiction of the monarch or an archbishop: British "deans and canons of royal peculiars, notably Westminster Abbey and Windsor"
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The meaning of PECULIAR is characteristic of only one person, group, or thing : distinctive. How to use peculiar in a sentence. Peculiar Has Latin Roots Synonym Discussion of Peculiar.
PECULIAR definition: 1. unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way: 2. belonging to, relating to, or found in…. Learn more.
Peculiar definition: strange; queer; odd. See examples of PECULIAR used in a sentence.
PECULIAR meaning: 1. unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way: 2. belonging to, relating to, or found in…. Learn more.
Something peculiar is notably unusual. If your friend starts saying strange things you don't understand, ask her why she's suddenly become peculiar. Peculiar comes from the Latin peculiaris, meaning one's own, or personal.
peculiar. (pɪˈkjuːlɪə) adj. 1. strange or unusual; odd: a peculiar individual; a peculiar idea. 2. distinct from others; special. 3. (foll by: to) belonging characteristically or exclusively (to): peculiar to North America. n. 4. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing Also called: arbitrary a special sort, esp an accented letter. 5.
Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular. Kangaroos are peculiar to Australia. Wiktionary. Synonyms: unconventional. personal. offbeat. whimsical. idiocratic. heterogeneous.
If you describe someone or something as peculiar, you think that they are strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.
adjective. /pɪˈkyulyər/. strange or unusual, especially in a way that is unpleasant or worrying synonym odd a peculiar smell/taste There was something peculiar in the way he smiled. I had a peculiar feeling we'd met before. Her behavior was a peculiar mixture of the sophisticated and the childlike. He died in very peculiar circumstances.
Definitions of 'peculiar'. 1. If you describe someone or something as peculiar, you think that they are strange or unusual, sometimes in an unpleasant way. [...] 2. If something is peculiar to a particular thing, person, or situation, it belongs or relates only to that thing, person, or situation. [...]
