perticular
perticular is the obsolete form of particular.
Meaning of particular
Adjective
particular (comparative more particular, superlative most particular)
- Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
- Specific; discrete; concrete.
- I couldn't find the particular model you asked for, but I hope this one will do.
- Antonyms:
- general
- Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
- I don't appreciate your particular brand of cynicism.
- Synonyms:
- optimized, specialistic
- Known only to an individual person or group; confidential.
- or these domesticke and particular broiles, Are not the question heere.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
- My five favorite places are, in no particular order, New York, Chicago, Paris, San Francisco and London.
- Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious.
- He is very particular about his food and if it isn't cooked to perfection he will send it back.
- Synonyms:
- minute, precise, fastidious, anal-retentive, choosy, conscientious, dainty, exacting, finical, finicking
Forms of perticular
| plural | perticulars |
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Words formed from perticular
Questions about perticular
- What is perticular the obsolete form of?
- Perticular is the obsolete form of particular.
Words near perticular in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: perticular (page history and authors); particular (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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