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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One day at a time, this oddly compatible pair follow the murderer’s trail from the Hollywood Hills to posh Palm Springs, with colorful characters making cameo appearances along the way. Liza Tully, People.com, 6 July 2025 These cells were a bit too chatty in brains with depression, but oddly quiet in PTSD, hinting at a key difference between the two conditions despite their many genetic overlaps. Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 6 July 2025 Johansson’s performance is strange, swinging from oddly perky to grief-stricken by both the loss of her mother and a colleague in a car bombing. Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 5 July 2025 Credit Esmail, whose projects since include the podcast adaptation Homecoming and apocalyptic-thriller novel adaptation Leave the World Behind, for sticking to his vision for the series—and never straying far from the journey of its unique and oddly relatable protagonist, the heart of the series. Ben Rosenstock, Time, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for oddly

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 18 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

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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