(a.) 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.
(a.) Unusual; singular; rare; strange; as, the sky had a peculiarappearance.
(n.) That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
(n.) A particular parish or church which is exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary.
Example Sentences:
(1) We considered the days of the disease and the persistence of symptoms since the admission as peculiar parameters between the two groups.
(2) Structural peculiarities in tubulin polymorphism are considered.
(3) Angiopathic and traumatic influences conditioned by metabolism, apart from local peculiarities are taken into consideration.
(4) Cancer of the mouth, pharynx and esophagus has decreased in all Japanese migrants, but the decrease is much greater among Okinawan migrants, suggesting they have escaped exposure to risk factors peculiar to the Okinawan environment.
(5) Electron microscopy revealed the presence of a hitherto unreported peculiar "pilovacuolar" inclusion in numerous mitochondria, composed of an electron dense pile or rod within a vacuole, while globular or crystalline inclusions were absent.
(6) A new theory for the peculiar site selection of cholesteatomas of the external auditory canal is postulated.
(7) Some fundamentals of the causes of diagnostic errors depending upon anatomophysiological and topographo-anatomical peculiarities of woman's organism are given.
(8) The peculiar aspects of uncommon causes of IVH are discussed on the basis of a review of the literature.
(9) The qualification for carrying on the isonicotinic acid hydrazide monotherapy in the tuberculosis cutis luposa and verrucosa is proved on the basis of bacteriological, pathologo-anatomical and clinical peculiarities of these forms of tuberculosis of the skin.
(10) Acini in the parotid gland of the North American mink (Mustela vision) are composed of seromucous cells that contain secretory granules of peculiar morphology.
(11) In 20.2% of the cases with carcinoma the tumor cells showed peculiar intracytoplasmic inclusions, whereas in only 0.43% of the biopsies of the mamma without carcinoma such inclusions were to be found.
(12) A peculiar emphasis is given to the microarchitecture and functional significance of longitudinal muscle columns as a prevalent structural component of branch pads.
(13) The peculiar configuration of the pneumocephalus is attributed to the partial obliteration of the subarachnoid space due to the increased intracranial pressure.
(14) So far, the UK election has thrown up a carnival of peculiar results | Lewis Baston Read more Scotland, of course, is a different story: but David Cameron’s antagonistic response to the 2014 referendum clearly swung a lot of anti-Tory voters towards the SNP.
(15) The peculiarities of the growth and extracellular accumulation of free keto and amino cids by a barotolerant culture (strain 0798) in culturing on Ran's glucose-mineral medium conditions of 1, 200, 300, and 500 atm were investigated.
(16) Diffuse widening of the subarchnoidal space, diffuse cerebral changes, interhemispheric assymetry of the venous and arterial phases of cerebral circulation: the most peculiar symptoms of the CNS affection in SLE according to CT and EEG and radionuclide studies of cerebral hemodynamics.
(17) One peculiar case of giant ameloblastoma of the mandible is reported in this paper.
(18) Considering the tumour's late occurrence the histological peculiarities of the place of origin as one of the factors of possible histogenesis is stressed.
(19) Ultimately, the judgments combine to make a particularly peculiar melange: among the plaintiffs there is a mix of economic pessimism and insecure nationalism with a shot of nostalgia for the Deutschmark.
(20) They also include difficulties peculiar to the condition of mild mental retardation, including the choice of method of classification whether by IQ testing or administratively; the heterogeneous nature of the individuals so characterised; and the confounding effects of social and biological factors and the changes in the implications for the affected individual of the condition, depending on age, sex and environment.
Quirky
Definition:
(a.) Full of quirks; tricky; as, a quirky lawyer.
Example Sentences:
(1) She wants to keep it private, but admits to collecting younger artists, often "sillier, obscure, quirky things".
(2) The knowledgeable staff will happily explain the merits of elusive Belgian beers with quirky names such as Jambe de Bois and Mad Helen.
(3) His Star Trek reboots are dispiriting: the quirky and beloved sci-fi franchise pureed into stimulating but unremarkable blockbuster entertainment, distinguished mainly by caricatures of iconic characters that are more branding than interpretation.
(4) The use of social media is something many people take for granted with family and friends but what is considered quirky or funny within private space can seem very different once leaked into the public domain.
(5) It’s operated by a young, talented photographer called Bheki Dube and his influence is everywhere – the hostel decor is fantastic – think industrial-chic warehouse apartment with lots of quirky touches.
(6) Some may want a book that offers some escape – in which case the quirky English humour of Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle may do the trick, or a pick-me-up dose of HE Bates 's The Darling Buds of May .
(7) One could be forgiven for associating director Mike Mills with the word "quirky".
(8) Hobsbawm Macaulay received an unusual amount of press attention for a PR start-up, and was portrayed as a rather quirky high-minded experiment, but in fact the agency was attuned to where power increasingly lay in Britain, with the media, the expanding cultural and charitable industries, and the then rising New Labour establishment.
(9) Everyone knows about the Humber bridge, but there's some really quirky, unusual stuff that goes on that doesn't happen anywhere else."
(10) From being a quirky choice, diesel went mainstream in Europe.
(11) Upstairs from the shop, full of quirky impulse buys such as Gemma Correll's Pugs not Drugs tote bags and Emily Warren's papier-mâché busts, there's studio and workshop space, with screen-printing equipment and sewing machines for regular workshops of up to six people.
(12) Whitehall eventually intervened, with a government inspector ruling: "Any system of control must make some small place for the dynamic, the unexpected, the downright quirky."
(13) YouTube stars are not only entertaining us through their quirky videos and updates but building long lasting relationships with their fans.” The three channels chosen for the company’s first YouTuber-led advertising push in the UK are certainly popular.
(14) Virgin would disagree, pointing to a doubling of passenger numbers during its ownership of the franchise and quirky marketing campaigns that helped make it the most well-known rail brand in Britain.
(15) His Green Book , a short work setting out his philosophy, has pages and pages dedicated to his quirky views on women, underpinned by a belief that we just have to admit to our biological limitations.
(16) In his airy new office, Cable says his views have evolved, but refuses to sit in the quirky modern chair shipped in by his predecessor, Lord Mandelson.
(17) But plenty of quirky facts and peculiar tidbits turned up as well.
(18) Perhaps led by street fashion and the ever-growing success of fashion bloggers, who have been pushing back to the art-student-meets-festivalgoer look for some time, designers are following suit and demanding quirky models to showcase their clothes.
(19) Sandy breaking out of the compound BB3 Sandy's insistence on his quirkiness got rather wearing, so it was just as well he made a bid for escape, with his new best friend Alex wailing, "Be careful, Sandy, be careful!"
(20) He describes Seeed as an “open hardware facilitator” – if you have an idea for a quirky product, he can help you make it.