peculiarly

/pɪˈkjuːliəli/ adverb

Definition

TYPICAL › in a way that is typical of someone or something: a peculiarly American sense of humour

STRANGE › in a strange way: The birds were peculiarly quiet just before the earthquake.

(Definition of peculiarly adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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