peculiar
Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.
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Early risers on the tenth noticed a peculiar stench in the air.
No real post tax labour income, no business investment nor household consumption. Bit peculiar to not provide determinants of demand.
Finished season two of #Silo yesternight. Very good and a peculiar intro to season three.
Force women to give birth. Prevent their children from leaving the state. Make them work in profitable local industries... Sounds a lot like a peculiar institution 🤔
Senior officers. No storage in anywhere but 2 extra lockers in the captains office that all seem to be pooled the same instead of different storage units. Peculiar. Also. Having the Brig so close to the Bridge is bonk…
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Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.
It would be rather peculiar to see a kangaroo hopping down a city street.
“Early risers on the tenth noticed a peculiar stench in the air.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“No real post tax labour income, no business investment nor household consumption. Bit peculiar to not provide determinants of demand.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Force women to give birth. Prevent their children from leaving the state. Make them work in profitable local industries... Sounds a lot like a peculiar institution 🤔”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Senior officers. No storage in anywhere but 2 extra lockers in the captains office that all seem to be pooled the same instead of different storage units. Peculiar. Also. Having the Brig so close to the Bridge is bonkers to me. #starcitizen #idris #polaris”
— Bluesky· May 2026“:p Weirdly, I know a few of you like this and some who are even more peculiar...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
The sky had a peculiar appearance before the storm.
Peculiar means: Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up. For most families this word will pass by without incident; it is more a vocabulary curiosity than a parenting concern.
peculiar means: Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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(dated) One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not shared or possessed by others.
I saw nothing peculiar in his conduct, and thought that his arrangement of the ballot box was perfect.
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