peculiar

«peculiar» in Mova's school dictionary: strange or unusual, sometimes in a slightly worrying way — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (peculiar, more peculiar, most peculiar)

meaning for a pupil

1) Peculiar means strange or unusual, sometimes in a slightly worrying way. tree →

2) Peculiar to someone or something means belonging only to that person, place or thing. tree →

3) (UK, informal) Feeling peculiar means feeling a bit ill or dizzy. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories it signals that something odd is happening and the reader should notice: «a peculiar smell», «a peculiar man». In science and geography «peculiar to» means found only in one place. Phrases: peculiar to, a peculiar feeling, feel a bit peculiar.

examples

• There was a peculiar smell in the kitchen. tree →
• The cat was acting in a peculiar way. tree →
• Kangaroos are peculiar to Australia. tree →
• What a peculiar hat! tree →
• I feel a bit peculiar after that ride. tree →
• The old house made peculiar noises at night. tree →
• This custom is peculiar to our village. tree →
• It's peculiar that the door was open. tree →
• He had one very peculiar habit. tree →

note

Spelling: p-e-c-u-l-i-a-r, ending «-iar». «Peculiar to» means «only found in», not «strange to». Use «a» (a peculiar idea). Similar words: odd, strange, weird, unusual.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «peculiar» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.