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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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
And there is something about this shrug that feels oddly true to La Fontaine.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
And oddly enough, that makes the best friends.
—Linda Stein, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Evan graduated from Georgia State University, but oddly is a Georgia fan.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Oddly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddly. Accessed 13 Mar. 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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