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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Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026
This was clearly an audience satisfied with the show, but the reviews were oddly negative.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
Everyone seems to want a piece of the action – oddly enough, even a Russian firearms manufacturer is getting involved.
—New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2026
High up, near her shoulder, was a flat circle that was oddly smooth and very different from the rest of her skin.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Oddly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddly. Accessed 17 Jan. 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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