peculiarly
3
5.9
- adverb
- /pɪˈkjuːliərli/
:
particularmente
- Is it, in fact, peculiarly suited to the turbulent, but often secret, inner lives of teenagers?
- peculiarly American
- peculiarly modern notion
- peculiarly democratic
Examples
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It's a peculiarly American problem and I... -
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Postmodern scholarship shows little interest in denying that it belongs to a peculiarly democratic perspective.
Academic text (2000) -
And that is how peculiarly North American it is.
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To what extent is the story I told a peculiarly New York story?
Academic text (2002) -
For some decades, as it happens, I have belonged to that peculiarly American species, the writer in the university.
Fiction book (1995) -
Colombia has a long tradition in this area, with some characteristics that are peculiarly its own.
Academic text (1992) -
Maria Mitchell, in defense of women in astronomy, wrote that "observations of this kind are peculiarly adapted to women..."
Academic text (1992) -
I don't know what gives Josh Martin his peculiarly Anglo-Saxon charm.
Fiction book (1991) -
It was really Henry's own peculiarly idiosyncratic conscience and desires in matters of religion.
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This dish has a peculiarly spicy flavor that sets it apart from others.
Synonyms
110
3.3
In a way that is typical of a person or place
7
4.5
In a way that makes someone or something clearly different and easy to notice
1
8.9
In a way that is unusual for one person or group
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Etymology
The word peculiarly comes from peculiar, from the Latin peculium meaning 'private property', so it originally meant 'belonging to someone'. That is why peculiarly can mean 'in a way that is unique or characteristic of a person, place, or thing'.