peculiar

Adjective

• characteristic of one only; distinctive or special
  • the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S.- R.B.Taney
    

• markedly different from the usual
  • a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats
    
  • a man...feels it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman-Virginia Woolf
    

• unique or specific to a person or thing or category
  • the particular demands of the job
    
  • has a particular preference for Chinese art
    
  • a peculiar bond of sympathy between them
    
  • an expression peculiar to Canadians
    
  • rights peculiar to the rich
    
  • the special features of a computer
    
  • my own special chair
    

• beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  • a curious hybrid accent
    
  • her speech has a funny twang
    
  • they have some funny ideas about war
    
  • had an odd name
    
  • the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves
    
  • something definitely queer about this town
    
  • what a rum fellow
    
  • singular behavior
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  peculiar(a) , particular(a) , special(a) , curious , funny , odd , queer , rum , rummy , singular