Definition of peculiarly Peculiarly

/pɪkjuˈljɚli/ - [pikyulyerlee] - pe•cu•liar•ly

We found 33 definitions of peculiarly from 3 different sources.

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WordNet

Adverb
peculiarly - uniquely or characteristically; "these peculiarly cinematic elements"; "a peculiarly French phenomenon"; "everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him"- John Knowles
		particularly
peculiarly - to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common; "he was particularly fussy about spelling"; "a particularly gruesome attack"; "under peculiarly tragic circumstances"; "an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger"
		particularly, especially, specially
peculiarly - in a manner differing from the usual or expected; "had a curiously husky voice"; "he's behaving rather peculiarly"
		curiously, oddly

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Wiktionary

peculiarly (Adverb)
Such as to be greater than usual; particularly; exceptionally.
peculiarly (Adverb)
To greater degree than is usual.
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He has a peculiarly strong accent.
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This racehorse is peculiarly fast.
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1916, John Dewey , and Education/Section Democracy and Education , Section 14.
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Democratic society is peculiarly dependent for its maintenance upon the use in forming a course of study of criteria which are broadly human.
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1917, 1877, Leo Tolstoy , Constance Garnett translator, Karenina/Part One/Chapter Anna Karenina , Part One, Chapter 18.
peculiarly (Adverb)
He begged pardon, and was getting into the carriage, but felt he must glance at her once more; not that she was very beautiful, not on account of the elegance and modest grace which were apparent in her whole figure, but because in the expression of her charming face, as she passed close by him, there was something peculiarly caressing and soft.
peculiarly (Adverb)
In a manner that is greater than usual.
peculiarly (Adverb)
1818, Mary Shelley , Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus , Chapter 4.
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One of the phenomena which had peculiarly attracted my attention was the structure of the human frame, and, indeed, any animal endued with life.
peculiarly (Adverb)
1913 July 3, Theodore Roosevelt , to the Boys Progressive Address to the Boys Progressive League .
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I feel that the Progressive Party should appeal peculiarly to the young men--and therefore to the boys--who ought to be the next generation of voters.
peculiarly (Adverb)
Such as to be strange or odd.
peculiarly (Adverb)
Strangely, oddly.
peculiarly (Adverb)
His nose is peculiarly bent.
peculiarly (Adverb)
In a strange or perverse manner; strangely.
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He dresses peculiarly.
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Peculiarly, his hat is on upside-down.
peculiarly (Adverb)
Acting in strange or perverse way.
peculiarly (Adverb)
Peculiarly, he left through the window.
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Peculiarly, he sat bolt upright and shouted "Geronimo!" whenever John Wayne appeared.
peculiarly (Adverb)
Strongly associated with.
peculiarly (Adverb)
Mostly or solely associated with.
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Having red hair and freckles is a characteristic that is peculiarly Northern European.
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1907, Swami Vivekananda , Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda/Volume 6/Lectures and Discourses/The Methods and Purpose of The Methods and Purpose of Religion , in Complete Works of Swami The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda , Volume Lectures and Discourses.
peculiarly (Adverb)
This is one of the methods of procedure. The other is through man to God. The second is peculiarly Aryan, and the first is peculiarly Semitic.
peculiarly (Adverb)
1917, Seltzer Thomas Seltzer translator, Russian Short Best Russian Short Stories , Introduction.
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However, he already gave strong indication of the peculiarly Russian genius for naturalness or realism, and was a true Russian in his simplicity of style.