peculiar
21peculiar — [[t]pɪkju͟ːliə(r)[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone or something as peculiar, you think that they are strange or unusual, sometimes in an unpleasant way. Mr Kennet has a rather peculiar sense of humour... Rachel thought it tasted… …
22peculiar — adjective 1 strange, unfamiliar, and a little surprising, especially in a way that is unpleasant or worrying: This meat tastes peculiar. | It seems very peculiar that no one noticed Kay had gone. 2 be peculiar to if something is peculiar to a… …
23peculiar */*/ — UK [pɪˈkjuːlɪə(r)] / US [pɪˈkjuljər] adjective 1) strange, often in an unpleasant way a peculiar smell He told me a most peculiar story. I felt a little bit peculiar (= ill) and had to lie down. 2) especially true or typical of a particular… …
24peculiar — adj. 1) peculiar to 2) peculiar that + inf. (it s peculiar that he never answers his phone) * * * [pɪ kjuːlɪə] peculiar to peculiar that + inf. (it s peculiar that he never answers his phone) …
25peculiar — adj. & n. adj. 1 strange; odd; unusual (a peculiar flavour; is a little peculiar). 2 a (usu. foll. by to) belonging exclusively (a fashion peculiar to the time). b belonging to the individual (in their own peculiar way). 3 particular; special (a… …
26peculiar — /pəˈkjuliə / (say puh kyoohleeuh), / ljə/ (say lyuh) adjective 1. strange, odd, or queer: a peculiar old man. 2. uncommon; unusual: a peculiar hobby. 3. distinguished in nature or character from others. 4. belonging exclusively to a person or… …
27peculiar — peculiarly, adv. /pi kyoohl yeuhr/, adj. 1. strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings. 2. uncommon; unusual: the peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats. 3. distinctive in nature or character from others. 4. belonging characteristically… …
28peculiar — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, taste ▪ become ▪ find sb/sth …
29peculiar — adj m y f 1 Que es propio o característico de algo o de alguien, que lo hace distinto a otros: El tono peculiar de su voz , Nos recibió con su peculiar alegría , El sabor peculiar del ajo , Lo peculiar de este trabajo... 2 Que es poco común o… …
30peculiar — adjective 1) something peculiar began to happen Syn: strange, unusual, odd, funny, curious, bizarre, weird, queer, unexpected, unfamiliar, abnormal, atypical, anomalous, out of the ordinary; exceptional, extraordinary, remar …
