PECULIARLY

peculiarly

Adverb

  1. Such as to be greater than usual; particularly; exceptionally.
    1. To greater degree than is usual.
      He has a peculiarly strong accent.
      This racehorse is peculiarly fast.
      1. In a manner that is greater than usual.
  1. Such as to be strange or odd.
  1. Strangely, oddly.
    His nose is peculiarly bent.
  2. In a strange or perverse manner; strangely.
    He dresses peculiarly.
  3. Such as to be strange or odd.
    Peculiarly, his hat is on upside-down.
  4. Acting in strange or perverse way.
    Peculiarly, he left through the window.
    Peculiarly, he sat bolt upright and shouted "Geronimo!" whenever John Wayne appeared.
  1. Strongly associated with.
    1. Mostly or solely associated with.
      Having red hair and freckles is a characteristic that is peculiarly Northern European.


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