- of only one person, thing, group, country, etc.; distinctive; exclusive: a bird peculiar to Australia
- particular; unique; special: a matter of peculiar interest
- out of the ordinary; queer; odd; strange
Origin of peculiar
Middle English peculier from Classical Latin peculiaris from peculium: see peculate- something belonging to one only, as a privilege
- Brit. a church or parish under a jurisdiction other than that of the diocese in which it is located