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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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026
One caveat is the oddly painful relationship between jobs and home prices for anyone seeking a housing bargain.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Flight attendants are aware of the trick and may flag oversized or oddly shaped pillows, especially on international flights or basic economy fares.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
Her writing, like her persona, thrives on noticing the oddly specific ways cultural saturation shows up.
—Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Oddly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddly. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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oddly
adverb
odd·ly
ˈäd-lē 
1
: in an odd manner
was behaving oddly
2
: as is odd
liked the work, oddly enough
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