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Meanings of peculiarly in English

Portuguese
especialmente
Spanish
peculiarmente

To a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common.

        especialmente
        Portuguese
        curiosamente

        In a manner differing from the usual or expected.

              curiosamente
              Usage of peculiarly in English
              1
              The situation of the patriot lords was at this crisis peculiarly embarrassing.
              Holland: The History of the Netherlands
              2
              Dowornobb felt peculiarly happy to share his adventure on the new planet.
              Genellan: planetfall
              3
              The effect of this peculiarly barbaric form of slavery has been staggering.
              The Guardian
              4
              Queuing Many British people believe queuing is peculiarly British, or even English.
              BBC
              5
              The situation in which this vote placed the President was peculiarly delicate.
              Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 / Revised, Enlarged, and ...
              6
              This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks.
              The Irish Times
              7
              I heard music ahead: syrinx, oud, and drum, a peculiarly Porphyrian combination.
              Seraphina
              8
              Again; there are experiences of Sorrow in which we are peculiarly alone.
              The Crown of Thorns: A Token for the Sorrowing
              9
              The tissues of the eyes are peculiarly sensitive to any general influence.
              A Practical Physiology: A Text-Book for Higher Schools
              10
              The need for this course is peculiarly great in the Yellowstone Park.
              State of the Union Addresses
              11
              The sun-gleams on the hills are peculiarly magnificent just in these days.
              Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 2.
              12
              And yet there was something peculiarly fascinating and tantalizing in the situation.
              A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's, and Other Stories
              13
              Party journalism in the Province of Quebec is peculiarly bitter and mendacious.
              The Hunted Outlaw, or, Donald Morrison, the Canadian Rob Roy
              14
              The forests were peculiarly subject to the absolute will of the king.
              Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
              15
              And in this custom they conceive the world to be peculiarly inconsistent.
              A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 1 / Taken from a View of the ...
              16
              He is peculiarly sensitive to the reverence and worship in lofty music.
              The Unfolding Life / A Study of Development with Reference to Re...
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              Peculiarly through the time
              Peculiarly across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              Ireland
              Less common
              United States of America
              Less common