1. [adj]  characteristic of one only; distinctive or special; "the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney
2. [adj]  unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a paraticular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair"

PECULIAR(A) is a 11 letter word that starts with P.