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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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
These clever yet bizarre gadgets are both fun and oddly useful.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The 2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Class lineup walks the line between outrageous and oddly practical.
—New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2025
Tech giant Amazon oddly got knocked down a peg after its solid earnings report and the adverse reaction by investors pushed the shares back into negative territory for 2025.
—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Oddly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddly. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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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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