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peculiarly
adverb
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
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pɪˈkjuljɚli
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adverb
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
“had a curiously husky voice”
adverb
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
“he was particularly fussy about spelling”
adverb
uniquely or characteristically
“these peculiarly cinematic elements”
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had a curiously husky voice
he's behaving rather peculiarly
he was particularly fussy about spelling
a particularly gruesome attack
under peculiarly tragic circumstances
an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger
these peculiarly cinematic elements
a peculiarly French phenomenon
{'source': 'John Knowles', 'text': 'everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him'}
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