peculiar

Words with a similar base: peculiar

'peculiar'

[curious.s.01] as in: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

Examples:
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

'peculiar'

[particular.s.01] as in: unique or specific to a person or thing or category

Examples:
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

'peculiar'

[peculiar.s.03] as in: markedly different from the usual; ; -Virginia Woolf

Examples:
a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats
a man...feels

it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman

'peculiar'

[peculiar.s.04] as in: characteristic of one only; distinctive or special; - R.B.Taney

Examples:
the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S.

Origins

					peculiar (English)
└── peculiaris (Latin)
    └── peculium (Latin)
        └── pecus (Latin)

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