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peculiarly  /pɪ ˈkjul jər li/ ? Meaning of "peculiarly"

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Definition(s):

  1. (adv) uniquely or characteristically
  2. (adv) in a manner differing from the usual or expected
  3. (adv) to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

Synonym(s)

oddly, especially, particularly, specially

Usage(s):

  1. Of course, we never heard the name Madoff which has a peculiarly Dickensian ring now and had no idea how he achieved such fantastic returns over the past 40 years.
  2. Longyis, like much else in Burma, may seem strange to Western eyes, but they are peculiarly suited to Burma.
  3. The glut of lawyers, as Quayle pointed out, is a peculiarly American phenomenon.

Quotes

  1. 78, Alexander Hamilton explained why, in our constitutional system, "the complete independence of the courts of justice is peculiarly essential."
    on Sep 26, 2006 By: Mitch McConnell Source: Wall Street Journal

  2. "October. This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks in," Twain wrote in "Pudd'nhead Wilson," published in 1894. "The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and...
    on Oct 21, 2004 By: Mark Twain Source: Bloomberg

  3. "Of all the cares or concerns of government," as Alexander Hamilton explained in Federalist 74, "the direction of war most peculiarly demands those qualities which distinguish the exercise of power by a single hand."
    on Jun 23, 2010 By: Alexander Hamilton Source: Wall Street Journal

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