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Peculiar
pɪˈkjuːliə
Peculiar definitions
adjective
peculiar
- different to what is normal or expected; strange
"he gave her some very peculiar looks"
strange unusual odd funny curious bizarre weird uncanny queer unexpected unfamiliar abnormal atypical anomalous untypical different out of the ordinary out of the way bizarre eccentric strange odd weird funny unusual abnormal idiosyncratic unconventional outlandish offbeat freakish quirky quaint droll zany off-centre- slightly and indefinably unwell
"I felt a little peculiar for a while"
- particular; special
"any attempt to explicate the theme is bound to run into peculiar difficulties"
distinctive characteristic distinct different individual individualistic distinguishing typical special specific representative unique idiosyncratic personal private essential natural- belonging exclusively to
"some languages are peculiar to one region"
noun
peculiar
peculiars
- a parish or church exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocese in which it lies, and subject to the direct jurisdiction of the monarch or an archbishop
"deans and canons of royal peculiars, notably Westminster Abbey and Windsor"