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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Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
Systems under development are designed (oddly enough) for development.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2026
Leek points out that in Cash’s novel, however, the stakes seem oddly low because nothing bad really happens.
—Maya Chung, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026
Each has enough high-performance DNA coursing through its veins to offer nearly as much thrill as their traditionally more popular bigger siblings, weighs around 3,500 lbs, features a snappy dual-clutch gearbox and, oddly, all have the same peak torque figure.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Oddly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddly. Accessed 23 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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