peculiarly

Adverb

peculiarly (comparative more peculiarly, superlative most peculiarly)

1. (degree) To greater degree than is usual.
   • He has a peculiarly strong accent.
   • This racehorse is peculiarly fast.
2. In a manner that is greater than usual.
   • One of the phenomena which had peculiarly attracted my attention was the structure of the human frame, and, indeed, any animal endued with life.1818, Mary Shelley, “Chapter 4”, in Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus
   • I feel that the Progressive Party should appeal peculiarly to the young men--and therefore to the boys--who ought to be the next generation of voters.1913 July 3, Theodore Roosevelt, Address to the Boys Progressive League

   Synonyms:

   in particular

3. (degree) Strangely, oddly.
   • His nose is peculiarly bent.
4. In a strange or perverse manner; strangely.
   • He dresses peculiarly.

   Synonyms:

   oddly

5. (evaluative) Such as to be strange or odd.
   • Peculiarly, his hat is on upside-down.
   1. (act-related) Acting in strange or perverse way.
      • Peculiarly, he left through the window.
      • Peculiarly, he sat bolt upright and shouted "Geronimo!" whenever John Wayne appeared.
6. Strongly associated with; in a manner that is peculiar or restricted to some person or place.
   1. (degree) Mostly or solely associated with.
      • Having red hair and freckles is a characteristic that is peculiarly Northern European.
      • She was carried home quite exhausted; the only sign she gave of consciousness was, that when they were about to take her to the room which had formerly been her own, she raised her head, and feebly insisted on being taken to her uncle's. Every thing there was peculiarly his, and there she had...1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Last Night with the Dead”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 317