peculiar

Plural: peculiars

Adjective Satellite

• beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  • "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"
• 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"
• markedly different from the usual; ; -Virginia Woolf
  • "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; - R.B.Taney
  • "the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."

Adj

• Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
• Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.
• One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not shared or possessed by others.
• Particular; individual; special; appropriate.

Noun

• Something exclusively belonging to an individual or place.
• That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
• an ecclesiastical district, parish, chapel or church outside the jurisdiction of the bishop of the diocese in which it is situated.

Examples

• His peculiar habit of saving all his ’S’ tiles sometimes cost him the Words With Friends game.
• It would be rather peculiar to see a kangaroo hopping down a city street.
• Kangaroos are peculiar to Australia.
• The sky had a peculiar appearance before the storm.

Synonyms

curious, funny, odd, particular, queer, rum, rummy, singular, special, specific, strange, uncommon, unusual

Antonyms

common, general, generic, mediocre, normal, ordinary, universal, usual

Related Words

Peculiar in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Anagrams of peculiar