Dictionary Definition
peculiarly adv
1 uniquely or characteristically; "these
peculiarly cinematic elements"; "a peculiarly French phenomenon";
"everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to
him"- John Knowles [syn: particularly]
2 in a manner differing from the usual or
expected; "had a curiously husky voice"; "he's behaving rather
peculiarly" [syn: curiously, oddly]
3 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" [syn: particularly, especially, specially]
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Pronunciation
Adverb
peculiarly- in a peculiar manner.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
a fortiori, above all, abundantly, acutely, all the more, amazingly, amply, astonishingly, awesomely, characteristically,
chiefly, conspicuously, copiously, distinctively, dominantly, eerily, eminently, emphatically, especially, even, ever so, exceptionally, exquisitely, extraordinarily,
exuberantly,
famously, fancifully, fantastically, first of
all, generously,
glaringly, grotesquely, impressively, in chief, in
the main, incredibly,
indeed, intensely, intrinsically, like no
other, magically,
magnanimously,
magnificently,
mainly, markedly, marvelously, monstrously, more than ever,
mostly, mysteriously, never so, no
end, nobly, notably, outlandishly, particularly, pointedly, predominantly, preeminently, primarily, principally, profusely, prominently, pronouncedly, quaintly, queerly, remarkably, richly, signally, singularly, splendidly, still more,
strangely, strikingly, superlatively, supernaturally, surpassingly, surprisingly, uncommonly, uniquely, unusually, wonderfully, wondrous, worthily, yea