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perticular

perticular is the obsolete form of particular.

Meaning of particular

Adjective

particular (comparative more particular, superlative most particular)

  1. (obsolete) Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
  2. Specific; discrete; concrete.
    • I couldn't find the particular model you asked for, but I hope this one will do.
    Antonyms:
    general
  3. Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
    • I don't appreciate your particular brand of cynicism.
  4. (obsolete) 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...
  5. 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.
  6. (comparable) 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.

See all 13 meanings of particular

Forms of perticular

pluralperticulars

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

  1. perthitically
  2. Perthonalities
  3. Perthonality
  4. Perthshire
  5. Perthville
  6. perticular
  7. perticularly
  8. perticulars
  9. pertinaceous
  10. pertinaceously
  11. pertinacies

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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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