adj satadj.allbeyond or deviating from the usual or expectedSynset:curious funny odd queer rum rummy singular
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
Antonyms:familiar
Derivationally Related Form:queernesspeculiaritysingularitycuriousnessodditycuriosity
Inherited Hypernyms:curious
Similar to:strange unusual
adj satadj.allunique or specific to a person or thing or categorySynset:particular special
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
Antonyms:generalnonspecific
Derivationally Related Form:particularityspecialness
Inherited Hypernyms:particular
Similar to:specific
adj satadj.allmarkedly different from the usualExamples:- 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
Antonyms:usual
Inherited Hypernyms:peculiar
Similar to:unusual
adj satadj.allcharacteristic of one only; distinctive or specialExamples:- the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S. - R.B.Taney
Antonyms:uncharacteristic
Derivationally Related Form:peculiarity
Inherited Hypernyms:peculiar
Similar to:characteristic