Meaning & use

peculiar

adjective·Academic

Strange or unusual, especially in a way that is slightly puzzling.

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There was a peculiar smell coming from the basement that nobody could identify.

He has a peculiar habit of humming whenever he concentrates.

A note on using this word

Peculiar to, rather than just peculiar, means specific or unique to something, as in a custom peculiar to this region.

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