oddly

adverb

odd·​ly ˈäd-lē How to pronounce oddly (audio)
1
: in an odd manner
2
: as is odd
was quite happy, oddly enough

Examples of oddly in a Sentence

the house's oddly shaped roof Their lives had been oddly similar.
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That first week after Mary’s release proved oddly healing for Karina. Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025 Just like crafting personalized place cards or buying your friend's current local beer pick, a homemade salad dressing makes a subtle but oddly meaningful difference. Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2025 Wise, strange, and oddly serene, Capaldi’s Cameron contains the raw material to support every plot twist, while Poulter is smartly deployed in his brief but haunting appearance. Judy Berman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025 The imprints were very widely spread and oddly flared. Jeffrey A. Brunk, Outdoor Life, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for oddly

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of oddly was in 1597

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“Oddly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddly. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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oddly

adverb
odd·​ly ˈäd-lē How to pronounce oddly (audio)
1
: in an odd manner
was behaving oddly
2
: as is odd
liked the work, oddly enough

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