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Peculiarly

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Adverb

1. particularly, peculiarly

uniquely or characteristically

Example Sentences:
'these peculiarly cinematic elements'
'a peculiarly French phenomenon'
'everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him'

2. curiously, oddly, peculiarly

in a manner differing from the usual or expected

Example Sentences:
'had a curiously husky voice'
'he's behaving rather peculiarly'

3. especially, particularly, peculiarly, specially

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

Example Sentences:
'he was particularly fussy about spelling'
'a particularly gruesome attack'
'under peculiarly tragic circumstances'
'an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Peculiarly

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adjective
1. 
strange or unusual; odd
a peculiar individual
a peculiar idea
2. 
distinct from others; special
3. (postpositive; foll by to)
belonging characteristically or exclusively (to)
peculiar to North America
noun
4. Also called: arbitrary printing
a special sort, esp an accented letter
5. Church of England
a church or parish that is exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary in whose diocese it lies

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Peculiarly

see synonyms of peculiarly
adjective
1. 
of only one person, thing, group, country, etc.; distinctive; exclusive
2. 
particular; unique; special
a matter of peculiar interest
3. 
out of the ordinary; queer; odd; strange
noun
4. 
something belonging to one only, as a privilege
5.  British
a church or parish under a jurisdiction other than that of the diocese in which it is located

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Peculiarly

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adj.
1. Not ordinary or usual; odd or strange: noticed a peculiar odor in the room. See Synonyms at strange.
2. Belonging distinctively or primarily to one person, group, or kind; special or unique: a species peculiar to the high desert.
n.
1. A privilege or property that is exclusively one's own.
2. Chiefly British A church or parish under the jurisdiction of a diocese different from that in which it lies.

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