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Search "peculiar" in: peculiarOne entry found. Entry Word: peculiar Function: adjective Meaning: 1 being out of the ordinary <a writer with a peculiar talent for capturing the qualities of everyday conversation> — see exceptional 2 different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion <a peculiar and catlike way of walking> — see odd 2 3 noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced <a peculiar response to a polite query about his health> — see unusual 1 4 of, relating to, or belonging to a single person <his peculiar way of talking> — see individual 1 5 serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group <the koala is peculiar to Australia> — see characteristic 1
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