Hypertext Webster Gateway: "peculiarly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Peculiarly \Pe*cul"iar*ly\, adv.
In a peculiar manner; particulary; in a rare and striking
degree; unusually.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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: {particularly}]
2: in a manner differing from the usual or expected; "had a
curiously husky voice"; "he's behaving rather peculiarly"
[syn: {curiously}, {oddly}]
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}, {especially}, {specially}]
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