Peculiarly - Definition

peculiarly

adv 1: uniquely or characteristically; "these peculiarly
cinematic elements"; "a peculiarly French phenomenon";
"everyone has a moment in history which belongs
particularly to him"- John Knowles [syn: peculiarly,
particularly]
2: in a manner differing from the usual or expected; "had a
curiously husky voice"; "he's behaving rather peculiarly"
[syn: curiously, oddly, peculiarly]
3: to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common; "he
was particularly fussy about spelling"; "a particularly
gruesome attack"; "under peculiarly tragic circumstances";
"an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the
danger" [syn: particularly, peculiarly, especially,
specially]

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