peculiaradjective
uk/pɪˈkjuː.li.ər/us/pɪˈkjuːˈkjuːl.jɚ/peculiar adjective (STRANGE)
B2 unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way:
She has the most peculiar ideas.
What a peculiar smell!
It's peculiar that they didn't tell us they were going away.
UK The video on road accidents made me feel rather peculiar (= ill).
More examples
- I stood up too quickly and came over all peculiar.
- "She's a very funny woman." "Funny ha-ha or funny peculiar?"
- This sauce smells really peculiar.
- Helen's really nice but her husband's rather peculiar.
- That's a rather peculiar outfit she's wearing!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Strange, suspicious and unnatural
- aberrant
- abnormal
- add
- bizarre
- curious
- funny ha-ha or funny peculiar? idiom
- kinky
- kooky
- like nothing (else) on earth idiom
- like nothing on earth idiom
- not add up idiom
- peculiarly
- rum
- sicko
- singularity
- singularly
- strange
- suss
- whacky
- whimsical
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peculiar adjective (BELONGING TO)
C2 belonging to, relating to, or found in only particular people or things:
He gets on with things in his own peculiar way/manner/fashion.
They noted that special manner of walking that was peculiar to her alone.
This type of building is peculiar to the south of the country.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Particular and individual
- be the very thing idiom
- certain
- esp
- especially
- head
- individual
- individualism
- individualist
- one-trick pony
- particular
- particularity
- peculiarity
- peculiarly
- per capita
- personal
- pet
- singly
- specifically
- the UN
- to wit idiom
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