peculiar
[pʰə̥ˈkʰj̊uːljʊə]adjective
Strange or unusual, often in a way that is hard to explain.
Example sentences
- “There's a peculiar smell coming from the fridge.”
- “He has a peculiar habit of eating cereal with a fork.”
- “It's peculiar that no one noticed the broken window.”
'Peculiar to' means found only in one place or group: a plant peculiar to Hawaii. Close in meaning to 'odd' and 'weird', but slightly more formal.