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[ adverb ] uniquely or characteristically
Synonyms Examples "these peculiarly cinematic elements" "a peculiarly French phenomenon" "everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him"- John Knowles Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)Almost everything about the movies that is peculiarly of the movies derives from a tension created and maintained between narrative time and film time . The cowboy films , the cops and robbers films , and the slapstick comedy films culminating in an insane chase are not_only catering to what critics may assume to be a vulgar taste for violence ; these films and these sequences are also seeking_out - instinctively or by_design - the peculiarly cinematic elements of narrative . (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)One part of her audience was totally engaged , the connoisseur witnessing a peculiarly fine performance of some ancient classic , the other part , the guest of the connoisseur , attentive as one who must take an intelligent interest in_that which he does not fully understand . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] in a manner differing from the usual or expected
Examples "had a curiously husky voice" "he's behaving rather peculiarly" Used in print (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)If deja_vu is an illusion , then peculiarly , it is a most prevalent mental_disturbance affecting even the most level-headed people . |
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[ adverb ] to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
Synonyms Examples "he was particularly fussy about spelling" "a particularly gruesome attack" "under peculiarly tragic circumstances" "an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger" |
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