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April 05, 2019 Word of the Day

peculiar /pɪˈkjuːljɚ/ adjective
peculiar
/pɪˈkjuːljɚ/
adjective
The polar bear is in a peculiar position.
The polar bear is in a peculiar position.
Definition of PECULIAR

[more peculiar; most peculiar]

1 : not usual or normal : STRANGE

  • It seems peculiar that he would leave town and not tell anybody.

  • The dog's peculiar behavior worried them.

  • She got a peculiar feeling when the phone rang.

  • She had a peculiar expression on her face.

2 not used before a noun, British, informal : not well : somewhat ill

  • He's feeling peculiar.

peculiar to

: of, relating to, or found in (only one person, thing, or place)

  • a custom peculiar to America [=a custom that is found only in America]

— peculiarly adverb

  • The movie has a peculiarly [=distinctively, uniquely, particularly] American quality.

  • He's been behaving peculiarly. [=(more commonly) strangely, oddly]

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