peculiarly

adverb

Definition of peculiarlynext
as in strangely

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Recent Examples of peculiarly According to Merrick, the former dressage official, a peculiarly high percentage of relatively advanced amateur riders believe, firmly and falsely, that Olympic competition is a real possibility. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 Perhaps no cartoon duo has perfected the push-pull dynamic quite like evil baby Stewie and his family’s peculiarly sophisticated dog, Brian (both voiced by Seth MacFarlane). — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026 Photography, then, is an expression of our peculiarly cruel way of seeing. — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026 Building a wall may even be its own kind of narrative project—a peculiarly linear one. — Matt Seaton, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026 This peculiarly stubborn barrier to the franchise held strong until Puerto Rican citizens took it to court, finally succeeding 60 years ago today, June 13, 1966. — Robert Polner, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026 One mystery that the observations confirmed but unfortunately did not solve concerns Uranus’s peculiarly plummeting temperature. — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2026 Facing a peculiarly hostile administration in Washington, Pretoria has ample reason to pursue greater intra-BRICS cooperation—not out of ideological affinity with its members but out of the strategic necessity to protect itself against an erratic and punitive United States. — Oliver Stuenkel, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2025 In the early twentieth century, Einstein formulated equations for the peculiarly relative flow of time, now an indispensable part of the workings of all GPS systems. — Alan Lightman september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peculiarly
  1. strangely
  2. oddly
  3. unusually
  4. extraordinarily
  5. weirdly
Adverb
  • Josh Hartnett plays fisherman Calvin Penney, attempting to harvest blue ice for vodka in the face of declining stocks, but finding his haul smelling strangely of ammonia.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The resulting collision is frequently ridiculous, rarely frightening, and strangely sad.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of strangely
Adverb
  • Even if no scene is particularly riveting on its own, the film still comes together into something oddly compelling.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Soon, after Wade, who loves to self-medicate his ADHD with alcohol and mushrooms, is involved in a horrific accident, and Snook’s Cove residents begin acting oddly, Calvin and Fonda realize something is amiss in the water.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of oddly
Adverb
  • Isaias is the first hurricane of an unusually quiet Atlantic season.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The Category 3 storm has grown into a major hurricane, the first of an unusually quiet Atlantic season, and is expected to make landfall Friday night.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of unusually
Adverb
  • That is exactly the challenge facing Apple, where Tim Cook’s extraordinary run was defined by operational mastery—building upon iPhone’s dominance while weaving an extraordinarily profitable global ecosystem of products, services, and retail.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Couple that with an extraordinarily lush setting, exquisite food, and first-rate staff.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of extraordinarily
Adverb
  • Alas, poor Bryan is about to learn the hard way that change — as the saying goes — is as hard to outrun as an ever-growing zombie rat king with 37 different limbs and a weirdly personal vendetta.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026
  • But Aroonpheng’s worldbuilding is arcane to a fault, with no thanks to a weirdly flat rhythm that dulls the excitement of the film’s many narrative swerves.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of weirdly

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“Peculiarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculiarly. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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