PECULIAR vs CURIOUS: NOUN
- Exclusive property; that which belongs to one to the exclusion of others.
- A branch of the Court of Arches having cognizance of the affairs of peculiars.
- See under Dean, 1.
- A person or thing that is peculiar: as, the Plumstead Peculiars.
- In canon law, a particular parish or church which is exempted from the jurisdiction of the ordinary or bishop in whose diocese it lies, such as a royal peculiar (a sovereign's free chapel, exempt from any jurisdiction but that of the sovereign); a parish or church pertaining to an archbishop, bishop, dean, chapter, or prebendary, etc., which is not under the jurisdiction of the bishop of the diocese in which it is situated, but under that of some other archbishop, bishop, dean, etc.
- In colonial and provincial Massachusetts, a parish, precinct, or district not yet erected into a town; a portion set off from a town and made independent of it in respect to all or most matters of local administration, but not in respect to choosing a representative to the General Court.
- In Oxford, a nickname for an Evangelical.
- A church or parish under the jurisdiction of a diocese different from that in which it lies.
- A privilege or property that is exclusively one's own.
- A mistress.
- A particular parish or church which is exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary.
- That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
- N/A
PECULIAR vs CURIOUS: ADJECTIVE
- One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal, or characteristic possession and use; not owned in common or in participation.
- Belonging distinctively or primarily to one person, group, or kind; special or unique.
- Not ordinary or usual; odd or strange: : strange.
- Particular; individual; special; appropriate.
- Unusual; singular; rare; strange.
- Out of the ordinary; odd; curious; unusual.
- Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.
- Unique or specific to a person or thing or category
- Characteristic of one only; distinctive or special
- Markedly different from the usual
- Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- Unusual; odd; out of the ordinary; bizarre
- Prompted by curiosity.
- Inquisitive; tending to ask questions, investigate, or explore.
- Fastidious, particular; demanding a high standard of excellence, difficult to satisfy.
- Magic.
- Exciting attention or inquiry; awakening surprise; inviting and rewarding inquisitiveness; not simple or plain; strange; rare.
- Careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry; habitually inquisitive; prying; -- sometimes with after or of.
- Exhibiting care or nicety; artfully constructed; elaborate; wrought with elegance or skill.
- Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact.
- Extremely careful; scrupulous or fastidious.
- Accomplished with skill or ingenuity.
- Eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
- Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- Eager to learn more.
- Unduly inquisitive; prying.
- Having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more
- Arousing interest because of novelty or strangeness.
PECULIAR vs CURIOUS: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Characteristic of one only
- Markedly different from the usual; special
- Distinctive or special
- A religious denomination found in Essex, Sussex, Surrey, and principally in Kent, England, which believes that one may immediately cease from sin and become perfect in moral life and in spiritual perception. They therefore have no preachers, creeds, ordinances, or church organization. They also profess to rely wholly upon prayer for the cure of disease. Also called Plumstead Peculiars, from the place in which the sect originated. Synonyms Particular, etc. See special.
- Singular; unusual; uncommon; odd: as, the man has something peculiar in his manner.
- Special; particular; select.
- … Particular; distinct; individual.
- One's own; pertaining to one, not to many; of private, personal, or characteristic possession and use; with to, belonging specially or particularly.
- To work curiously; elaborate.
- Careful; nice; accurate; fastidious; precise; exacting; minute.
- Wrought with or requiring care and art; neat; elaborate; finished: as, a curious work.
- Inquisitive; desirous of seeing or knowing; eager to learn; addicted to research or inquiry; sometimes, in a disparaging sense, prying: as, a man of a curious mind: followed by after, of, in, or about, or an infinitive.
- Synonyms. Strange, Surprising, etc. See wonderful. Curious, Inquisitive, Prying. Curious and inquisitive may be used in a good or a bad sense, but inquisitive is more often, and prying is only, found in the latter. Curious expresses only the desire to know; inquisitive, the effort to find out by inquiry; prying, the effort to find out secrets by looking and working in improper ways.
- Having curiosity aroused
- Exciting curiosity or surprise; awakening inquisitive interest; rare; singular; odd: as, a curious fact.
PECULIAR vs CURIOUS: RELATED WORDS
- Weird, Bizarre, Rum, Rummy, Queer, Special, Specific, Funny, Particular, Singular, Characteristic, Curious, Unusual, Odd, Strange
- Prying, Singular, Queer, Nosey, Questioning, Snoopy, Funny, Interested, Unusual, Nosy, Odd, Peculiar, Inquisitive, Wondering, Strange
PECULIAR vs CURIOUS: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Weird, Bizarre, Rum, Rummy, Queer, Special, Specific, Funny, Particular, Singular, Characteristic, Curious, Unusual, Odd, Strange
- Prying, Singular, Queer, Nosey, Questioning, Snoopy, Funny, Interested, Unusual, Nosy, Odd, Peculiar, Inquisitive, Wondering, Strange
PECULIAR vs CURIOUS: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- That worship, however, was not peculiar to Peru.
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- That peculiar, Uncoachable capacity for confidence produces champions.
- Speech writing requires some peculiar set of skills.
- It was a very peculiar situation at Sekota.
- Peculiar diction, Argument evaluation, Coherence and logical conclusions.
- For his peculiar delight, and his peculiar power, was in speculation; chiefly as applied to the theoretical history of man and of nations.
- Number Singular Plural Masculine peculiar peculiares Feminine peculiar peculiares Here are examples of these types of adjectives: Ella es inteligente.
- But the Second Amendment plays a peculiar role within the Bill, asannounced by its peculiar opening clause.
- They were the peculiar rites which marked out the Jews as that peculiar people.
- Are you curious enough to read the program?
- Some sort of evolutionary defense against curious children.
- Curious about how people park for Super Bowl?
- Curious about data science, but a bit intimidated?
- The curious nature is dominant in this phase.
- Thus, a second curious story condition was created.
- Curious about the different project managment software available?
- Being curious may become unnecessary if the thing you are curious about are of no value or carries no weight.
- Curious: We are intensely curious and are always seeking to challenge and improve upon the status quo.
- Be Curious: We are curious, ask questions, seek to understand and try new things.
PECULIAR vs CURIOUS: QUESTIONS
- What is psychic entropy peculiar to the human condition?
- What are some dishes that non-Americans find peculiar?
- Did Auden have a peculiar orientation to Christianity?
- What do peculiar velocities reveal about the universe?
- Why do galaxies with peculiar velocities appear blueshifted?
- What are some peculiar things about Imperial University?
- What are the peculiar characteristics of agricultural produce?
- What does Millard understand in Old Peculiar Lullaby?
- Why a Peculiar People Church International Ministries?
- Can heart disease cause peculiar Sweating patterns?
- Can curious Translucents paper be used for copier printing?
- Is'curious and unusual deaths'on Netflix worth watching?
- How many curious scandals of Indian swamis are there?
- What was your first encounter with curious perfume?
- What made Charles Darwin be curious about evolution?
- What is the new curious collection stocking program?
- Are people becoming more curious about their sexuality?
- Is curious Britney Spears available in Catalina Island?
- Why are people curious about chromosome 15 matches?
- Are children naturally curious and inquisitive learners?