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

Porky Pig and Daffy Duck aren’t celebrities but second-class citizens forced to order their shoddy goods from Acme, a monopoly that ships everything in oddly familiar blue and brown boxes. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

But his resume looks oddly familiar to the guy who is doing just that in Bloomington, and one of these programs that is looking to zig while everyone else zags owes it to their fans to try something different. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Instead, Leon County Circuit Judge David Frank ordered a rewrite — a job that, oddly enough, does not fall to the lawmakers who put the amendment on the ballot in the first place. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

The resort has a refreshingly unpretentious vibe, and now oddly-endearing late-80s aesthetic from when it was first designed and built. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 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