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Word entry · 8 letters

peculiar

Best crossword clue

"Odd or distinctive"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /pɪˈkjuː.li.ə/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aceilpruStarts with PEnds with R1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. characteristic of one only; distinctive or special

Word origin

From Latin pecūliāris (“one's own”), from pecūlium (“private property”), from pecus (“cattle”).

Used in a sentence

  • The sky had a peculiar appearance before the storm.
  • It would be rather peculiar to see a kangaroo hopping down a city street.
  • I saw nothing peculiar in his conduct, and thought that his arrangement of the ballot box was perfect.

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