culiar

Kyrtian froze; almost directly above them, he heard that pe-culiar whining again.

Elvenborn Lackey, Mercedes 2002

Roland found her placement there passing pe-culiar, especially given the fact that the Mayor's missus had been seated almost all the way at the far end of the table, with Cuthbert on one side of her and some rancher to whom they had not yet been introduced on her other.

Wizard and Glass King, Stephen 1997

In the distance, prickly flashes of light took on pe-culiar shapes, like sculpted lightning.

The Howling Stones Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1997

He speaks with a pe - culiar accent; he pften mutters and as often smiles.

Tales From The Secret Annex Frank, Anne 1983

They glared through slit pupils at the pe-culiar beings surrounding them.

Nor Crystal Tears Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1982

Immediately Neysa felt the uncertainty in her rider; she picked up the pace, exaggerating the pe - culiar step.

Split Infinity Anthony, Piers 1980

Immediately Neysa felt the uncertainty in her rider; she picked up the pace, exaggerating the pe - culiar step.

Split Infinity Anthony, Piers 1980

Among the indemonstrable basic truths of a science some are pe - culiar to that science and some are common to all the sciences, “but common only in the sense of analogous, being of use only in so far as they fall within the genus constituting the province of the science in question”

Dictionary of the History of Ideas ROBERT McRAE 1968

And said he, ‘Mr. Kurtz's knowkdge of unexplored regions must have been necessarily extensive and pe - culiar -- owing to his great abilities and to the deplor - able circumstances in which he had been placed: therefore --’ I assured him Mr. Kurtz's knowledge, however extensive, did not bear upon the problems of commerce or administration.

Heart of Darkness 1960

"Ha! Zis is a vairy pee-culiar thing I see!" said Fatty, sounding like the Frenchwoman again.

The Mystery of Holly Lane Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1953