peculiar


Meanings

  • beyond or deviating from the usual or expected;
    • "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"
  • unique or specific to a person or thing or category;
    • "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"
    • "an expression peculiar to Canadians"
    • "rights peculiar to the rich"
  • markedly different from the usual; -Virginia Woolf
    • "a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats"
    • "a man...feels it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman"
  • characteristic of one only; distinctive or special; - R.B.Taney
    • "the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."
  • PECULIAR n pl. -S something belonging exclusively to a person


Scrabble Score: 12

peculiar is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

peculiar is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

peculiar is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 16

peculiar is a valid Words With Friends word