pe‧cu‧li‧ar‧ly /pɪˈkjuːliəli $ -ər-/ adverb

1. peculiarly British/female/middle-class etc something that is peculiarly British etc is a typical feature only of British people etc:
a peculiarly American idea

2. in a strange or unusual way:
Theo had been behaving peculiarly.

3. especially:
a peculiarly difficult question

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