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peculiar
English
Etymology
From Latin pec?li?ris (“one's own”), from pec?lium (“private property”), from pecus (“cattle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??kju?l.j???/
- (UK) IPA(key): [p???k?ju?l.j??]
- (US) IPA(key): [p???k?jul.j???], [p???k?jul.j?]
- (UK) IPA(key): [p???k?ju?l.j??]
Adjective
peculiar (comparative more peculiar, superlative most peculiar)
- Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
- Synonyms: odd, strange, uncommon, unusual
- Antonyms: common, mediocre, ordinary, usual
- Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.
- Synonym: specific
- Antonyms: common, general, universal
- (dated) One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not shared or possessed by others.
- (dated) Particular; individual; special; appropriate.
Synonyms
- (out of the ordinary): see also Thesaurus:strange
- (common or usual in a particular place or circumstance): see also Thesaurus:specific
Antonyms
- (out of the ordinary): see also Thesaurus:normal
- (common or usual in a particular place or circumstance): see also Thesaurus:generic
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
peculiar (plural peculiars)
- That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
- before 1716, Robert South, Twelve Sermons
- If anything can legalize revenge, it should be injury from an extremely obliged person; but revenge is so absolutely the peculiar of heaven.
- before 1716, Robert South, Twelve Sermons
- (Britain, canon law) an ecclesiastical district, parish, chapel or church outside the jurisdiction of the bishop of the diocese in which it is situated.
See also
- peculiar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Peculiar in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
References
Anagrams
- pericula
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin pec?li?ris.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /p?.ku.li?a/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /pe.ku.li?a?/
Adjective
peculiar (masculine and feminine plural peculiars)
- peculiar
Derived terms
- peculiarment
Related terms
- peculiaritat
Further reading
- “peculiar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “peculiar” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “peculiar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “peculiar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pec?li?ris.
Adjective
peculiar m or f (plural peculiares, comparable)
- peculiar; unusual; strange
- Synonyms: esquisito, estranho
- peculiar (common or usual for a particular place or circumstance)
- Synonym: particular
Related terms
- peculiaridade
Further reading
- “peculiar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin pec?li?ris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peku?lja?/, [pe.ku?lja?]
Adjective
peculiar (plural peculiares)
- peculiar
peculiar From the web:
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disorderly
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d?s???.d?.li/
Adjective
disorderly (comparative more disorderly, superlative most disorderly)
- Not in order; marked by disorder or disarray.
- The books and papers are in a disorderly state.
- Not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body or mind.
- Not complying with the restraints of order and law; unruly; lawless.
- disorderly people; disorderly assemblies
- (law) Offensive to good morals and public decency.
- a disorderly house
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
disorderly (plural disorderlies)
- A person who acts in a disorderly manner.
- 1843, Parliamentary Papers (volumes 25-26, page 140)
- The police are allowed one shilling a-head upon all disorderlies who are discharged by the magistrates upon payment of expenses. The number so discharged are about a third of the number in custody.
- 1843, Parliamentary Papers (volumes 25-26, page 140)
Adverb
disorderly (comparative more disorderly, superlative most disorderly)
- In a confused or lawless manner.
Anagrams
- disordrely
disorderly From the web:
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- disorderly meaning
- what's disorderly behaviour
- what disorderly conduct means in spanish
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