peculiar
adjective
noun
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distinct, distinctive, specific, personal, idiosyncratic, particular, unique, special, funny, unusual, unconventional, singular, quaint, eccentric, wonderful, outlandish, offbeat, extraordinary, strange, wackyExamples from the Web for peculiar
Contemporary Examples of peculiar
Life is a series of seemingly throwaway moments strung together in a peculiar tapestry, and Linklater has captured it beautifully.
Oscars 2015: The Daily Beast’s Picks, From Scarlett Johansson to ‘Boyhood’Marlow Stern
January 6, 2015
Because the shop was emblematic of that peculiar Italian institution known as La Faccia: i.e. presenting the best face possible.
The Bookstore That Bewitched Mick Jagger, John Lennon, and Greta GarboFelice Picano
December 16, 2014
In the semifinals, she was in a peculiar position for someone of Jeopardy!
The remainder is “peculiar” motion: movement of galaxies as dictated by the presence of matter nearby.
“When I first met Ed, I thought he was a peculiar guy, but when I got my hands on the book, it was masterful,” Osse said.
Historical Examples of peculiar
He dwelt on the childhood of Philothea with peculiar pleasure.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
The physique of the true fashionable is peculiar and characteristic.
Of all the chickens on the place this was his peculiar property.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
He thought, too, of the lean face and the peculiar, set eye of Dozier.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
She was indeed a peculiar girl—the more the pity for the many that made her so!
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald