peculiarly
1
5.2
- adverb
- /pɪˈkjuːliərli/
:
especialmente
- This aspect of reality is peculiarly evident today.
It must have been peculiarly painful and drawn out.
- It must have been peculiarly painful and drawn out.
- And so it could mean picky, but like very specifically, peculiarly picky.
Examples
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Indeed, this is the temptation of peculiarly modern political philosophy—examples of which no doubt are featured from time to time in the American Political Science Review and in other journals.
Academic text (2001) -
Perhaps it was his mood, but London seemed to Hastings that winter peculiarly prone to such subsidence.
Fiction book (1994) -
Did it come from peculiarly deep in the earth?
Blog text (28) -
The fact that deep inside, he was scared to death, was peculiarly irrelevant.
Fiction book (1992) -
You will be pleasantly surprised because it's peculiarly perfect.
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It must have been peculiarly painful and drawn out.
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Interestingly, despite the fact that men leave too, the blame for social disorder is peculiarly focused upon women.
Academic text (2006) -
They were peculiarly poor; most of the time Rich was broke, but then windfalls would come his way.
Fiction book (1991) -
From their point of view, it seemed a peculiarly American thing to perceive carbon dioxide emissions as a tradable commodity.
Academic text (1999) -
The painting was peculiarly beautiful, capturing emotions in a way I did not expect.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Shows that something is more true of one person or thing than others
∞
2.3
More than usual
184
3.5
To a very unusual or surprising degree
172
2.8
In a way that is very surprising and hard to believe
137
3.9
To a much higher level than usual
106
3.3
More than normal or expected
101
3.5
In a way that is especially clear or important
80
4.1
To a much higher level than usual
57
4.6
To a very great degree
55
2.0
To a greater degree than usual
31
4.1
In a strange or unexpected way
22
4.6
In a way that is very easy to notice
17
4.6
In a way that is not normal or usual
17
5.2
To a very great degree
16
6.9
In a way that is not usual for someone or something
10
5.3
To a much higher level than usual
7
2.4
To a greater degree than usual
1
8.2
In a way that is not normal or expected
1
6.1
In a way that is not usual
1
8.1
In an unusual way that is not normal
In an unusual way not like what usually happens
In a way that is not usual
In a way that is not usual for someone
How Notable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word peculiarly comes from peculiar, which first meant 'particular to' someone because of the Latin peculium 'private property', and so it also took on the idea of being 'special' or 'not like the rest'. That's why peculiarly can mean 'to a greater degree than usual' or 'especially'.