#1 peculiar s. [curious, funny, odd, queer, rum, rummy, singular] beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "wh. wn
#2 peculiar s. [particular, special] unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the. wn
#3 peculiar s. markedly different from the usual; "a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats"; "a man...feels it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman"-Virginia Woolf. wn
#4 peculiar s. characteristic of one only; distinctive or special; "the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney. wn
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