March 17, 2024 Word of the Day
The polar bear is in a peculiar position.
Definition of PECULIAR
[more peculiar; most peculiar]
1 : not usual or normal : STRANGE
It seems peculiar that he would leave town and not tell anybody.
The dog's peculiar behavior worried them.
She got a peculiar feeling when the phone rang.
She had a peculiar expression on her face.
2 not used before a noun, British, informal : not well : somewhat ill
He's feeling peculiar.
peculiar to
: of, relating to, or found in (only one person, thing, or place)
a custom peculiar to America [=a custom that is found only in America]
— peculiarly adverb
The movie has a peculiarly [=distinctively, uniquely, particularly] American quality.
He's been behaving peculiarly. [=(more commonly) strangely, oddly]
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