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ADVERB (3)

1. uniquely or characteristically;
- Example: "these peculiarly cinematic elements"
- Example: "a peculiarly French phenomenon"
- Example: "everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him"- John Knowles
[syn: peculiarly, particularly]

2. in a manner differing from the usual or expected;
- Example: "had a curiously husky voice"
- Example: "he's behaving rather peculiarly"
[syn: curiously, oddly, peculiarly]

3. to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common;
- Example: "he was particularly fussy about spelling"
- Example: "a particularly gruesome attack"
- Example: "under peculiarly tragic circumstances"
- Example: "an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger"
[syn: particularly, peculiarly, especially, specially]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Peculiarly \Pe*cul"iar*ly\, adv.
   In a peculiar manner; particularly; in a rare and striking
   degree; unusually.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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: peculiarly,
           particularly]
    2: in a manner differing from the usual or expected; "had a
       curiously husky voice"; "he's behaving rather peculiarly"
       [syn: curiously, oddly, peculiarly]
    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, peculiarly, especially,
       specially]