oddly

adverb

odd·​ly ˈäd-lē 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

And the forest is such an oddly magical, dark, mysterious, but also warm and comforting place. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Nov. 2026

Each one starts with a direct look into the full tank, but ends with the oddly satisfying payoff of a squeaky-clean unit. — Sarah Kuta, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2026

Since 1900, only a handful of governors have reached or exceeded 20-point margins, including both Cuomos, George Pataki, FDR, and oddly, Eliot Spitzer, who holds the record with a 40-point win in 2006. — John Avlon, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026

And this particularly large — and rather oddly shaped — coronal hole is sending some seriously speedy wind our way. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for oddly

• broadly
• godly
• ungodly

Kids Definition

oddly

adverb

odd·​ly ˈäd-lē 

1

: in an odd manner

was behaving oddly

2

: as is odd

liked the work, oddly enough