peculiarly

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peculiarly Definition

• (r) uniquely or characteristically; "these peculiarly cinematic elements"; "a peculiarly French phenomenon"; "everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him"- John Knowles
• (r) in a manner differing from the usual or expected; "had a curiously husky voice"; "he''s behaving rather peculiarly"
• (r) to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common; "he was particularly fussy about spelling"; "a particularly gruesome attack"; "under peculiarly tragic circumstances"; "an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger"

peculiarly Synonyms

• curiously
• especially
• oddly
• particularly
• peculiarly
• specially