Peculiar and Workaday

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Peculiar adjective - Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion.

Usage example: a peculiar and catlike way of walking

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Workaday is an antonym for peculiar.

Nearby Words: peculiarity, peculiarly

Workaday adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.

Usage example: just a workaday guy living a workaday life

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Peculiar is an antonym for workaday in topics: usual, average.

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