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Definitions for peculiarly
pe·cu·liar·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. peculiarly, particularlyadverb

    uniquely or characteristically

    "these peculiarly cinematic elements"; "a peculiarly French phenomenon"; "everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him"- John Knowles

  2. curiously, oddly, peculiarlyadverb

    in a manner differing from the usual or expected

    "had a curiously husky voice"; "he's behaving rather peculiarly"

  3. particularly, peculiarly, especially, speciallyadverb

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. peculiarlyadverb

    Such as to be greater than usual; particularly; exceptionally.

  2. peculiarlyadverb

    Such as to be strange or odd.

  3. peculiarlyadverb

    Strongly associated with.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Peculiarlyadverb

    Etymology: from peculiar.

    That is peculiarly the effect of the sun’s variation. John Woodward.

ChatGPT

  1. peculiarly

    Peculiarly refers to something done in a manner that is strange, unusual, or unique. It typically implies a distinct or characteristic way often different from the norm.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Peculiarlyadverb

    in a peculiar manner; particulary; in a rare and striking degree; unusually

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of peculiarly in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of peculiarly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of peculiarly in a Sentence

  1. Mark Twain:

    October is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. Others are July, January, April, September, November, May, March, June, December, August and February.

  2. William Ellery Channing:

    Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence to exert, which are peculiarly his, and which no conscience but his own can teach.

  3. Marlies van den Broek:

    Magic as a force is a power that is nothing more or less than a peculiarly effect type of thinking

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