peculiar
adjective
[ pɪˈkjuːlɪə ]
• different to what is normal or expected; strange.
• "he gave her some very peculiar looks"
Similar:
strange,
unusual,
odd,
funny,
curious,
bizarre,
weird,
uncanny,
queer,
unexpected,
unfamiliar,
abnormal,
atypical,
anomalous,
untypical,
different,
out of the ordinary,
out of the way,
exceptional,
rare,
extraordinary,
remarkable,
puzzling,
mystifying,
mysterious,
perplexing,
baffling,
unaccountable,
incongruous,
uncommon,
irregular,
singular,
deviant,
aberrant,
freak,
freakish,
suspicious,
dubious,
questionable,
eerie,
unnatural,
unco,
outré,
fishy,
creepy,
spooky,
rum,
bizarro,
backasswards,
eccentric,
idiosyncratic,
unconventional,
outlandish,
offbeat,
quirky,
quaint,
droll,
zany,
off-centre,
wacky,
freaky,
kooky,
screwy,
kinky,
oddball,
cranky,
off the wall,
wacko,
dilly,
• particular; special.
• "any attempt to explicate the theme is bound to run into peculiar difficulties"
Similar:
distinctive,
characteristic,
distinct,
different,
individual,
individualistic,
distinguishing,
typical,
special,
specific,
representative,
unique,
idiosyncratic,
personal,
private,
essential,
natural,
identifiable,
unmistakable,
conspicuous,
notable,
remarkable,
singular,
peculiar
noun
• a parish or church exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocese in which it lies, and subject to the direct jurisdiction of the monarch or an archbishop.
• "deans and canons of royal peculiars, notably Westminster Abbey and Windsor"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘particular’): from Latin peculiaris ‘of private property’, from peculium ‘property’, from pecu ‘cattle’ (cattle being private property). The sense ‘strange’ dates from the early 17th century.
