Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a peculiar manner; in a manner not common to others; hence, in a remarkable or impressive degree; especially; particularly; strangely: as, he had made this subject peculiarly his own; she was very peculiarly attired.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a peculiar manner; particularly; in a rare and striking degree; unusually.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb Such as to be greater than usual;
particularly ;exceptionally . - adverb Such as to be
strange orodd . - adverb Strongly associated with.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb uniquely or characteristically
- adverb to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
- adverb in a manner differing from the usual or expected
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Examples
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Fortunately for an answer to this question, air is as vital to change in the inorganic processes of nature as it is to those other changes which we call peculiarly life.
Mars 1895
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Breakfast was an excitement shared in peculiarly by the Ancient
CHAPTER XIV 2010
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They've created new American characters as well, placed in peculiarly American settings.
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Its effect, peculiarly, is to magnify much of the nonsense on this subject that has cluttered the public mind for more than 40 years.
A Knoll of One’s Own 2007
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Its effect, peculiarly, is to magnify much of the nonsense on this subject that has cluttered the public mind for more than 40 years.
A Knoll of One’s Own 2007
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Jones had written that ` One sometimes hears of miners earning substantial sums when working in peculiarly fortuitous circumstances.
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And with those who are friends from other countries, so far as their traditions and experiences go, it is the same; but with our own kith and kin peculiarly it is so.
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Breakfast was an excitement shared in peculiarly by the Ancient
Chapter 14 1917
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This central factor is indicated by the descriptive title peculiarly applied to modern industry, Capitalism.
The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production 1899
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