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1
being out of the ordinary
- a writer with a peculiar talent for capturing the feel of everyday conversation
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2
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
- a peculiar and catlike way of walking
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- bizarre,
- bizarro,
- cranky,
- crazy,
- curious,
- eccentric,
- erratic,
- far-out,
- funky,
- funny,
- kinky,
- kooky
- (also kookie),
- odd,
- off-kilter,
- off-the-wall,
- offbeat,
- out-of-the-way,
- outlandish,
- outré,
- quaint,
- queer,
- queerish,
- quirky,
- remarkable,
- rum
- [chiefly British],
- screwy,
- spaced-out,
- strange,
- wacky
- (also whacky),
- way-out,
- weird,
- weirdo,
- wild
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- extraordinary,
- fantastic
- (also fantastical),
- freak,
- freakish,
- freaky,
- phantasmagoric
- (or phantasmagorical),
- phenomenal
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3
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
- a peculiar response to a polite query about his health
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4
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
- his peculiar way of talking
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5
serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group
- the koala is peculiar to Australia
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6
of a particular or exact sort
- a psychopathic killer who took peculiar delight in torturing his victims
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The first known use of peculiar was in the 15th century
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