peculiarly
adverb/pɪˈkjuliərli/
Frequency rank: #18,570 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
in a strange or unusual way; oddly.
Example sentence
The cat stared at the empty corner peculiarly , as if it could see something no one else could.
Synonyms & related words
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