oddly
незрозуміло, нез'ясовно
необъяснимо
seltsam, seltsamerweise
In a peculiar manner; strangely; unusuallyIn a peculiar manner; strangely; unusually.
UK/ˈɒdli/US/ˈɑdli/
» Tom is behaving oddly, isn't he?
Том дивно поводиться, правда ж? — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(not comparable)In a peculiar manner; strangely; unusually.
For December, it was oddly warm.
in a strange manner
(not comparable)In a manner measured by an odd number.
Examples
35 sentencesTranslations
3 languagesOrigin
From Middle English oddely, odly, equivalent to odd + -ly.From Middle English oddely, odly, equivalent to odd + -ly.
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Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- in a manner differing from the usual or expected:inexplicablycuriouslypeculiarly
- in a strange manner:queerlystrangelyfunnily
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedodd
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.