Peculiarly meaning

What does “peculiarly” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“peculiarly” is an adverb with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: uniquely or characteristically.

peculiarly

uniquely or characteristically
“these peculiarly cinematic elements”
“a peculiarly French phenomenon”
Synonymsparticularly
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
“had a curiously husky voice”
“he's behaving rather peculiarly”
Synonymsinexplicably curiously oddly
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
“he was particularly fussy about spelling”
“a particularly gruesome attack”
Synonymsparticularly especially specially

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University