Definition of Peculiar

Adjective

  • characteristic of one only
    distinctive or special
    "the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney
  • markedly different from the usual
    "a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats"
    "a man...feels it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman"-Virginia Woolf
  • unique or specific to a person or thing or category
    "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"
  • beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
    "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"
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Unscramble peculiar

270 unscramble word found using the letters peculiar.

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