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Definition of oddly - Reverso English Dictionary
Adverb
1.
behaviorin a strange or unusual way
- She dressed oddly for the formal event.
2.
surprisein a way that is unexpected
- Oddly, he didn't show up to his own party.
Expressions with oddly
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used to express something surprising
Oddly enough, he arrived on time despite the traffic.
Origin of oddly
Old Norse, oddi (point) + -ly (adverbial suffix)
Terms with oddly included in their meaning
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body
feeling numb or tingly in the foot after sitting oddly
oddly
strangely or unusually
informal
mentally unstable or behaving oddly
personality type
person who acts oddly, unpredictably or out of control
sleep imagery
connected with dreaming, seeming unreal or oddly vivid
oddly amusing
unusual and amusing in a way that is considered odd
Examples of oddly in a sentence
The painting was oddly captivating to the audience. Oddly, the cat preferred vegetables over meat. Oddly, the lights turned on by themselves.
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- French:bizarrement, étrangement, ...
- German:seltsam, seltsamerweise, ...
- Italian:stranamente, sorprendentemente, ...
- Spanish:raramente, curiosamente, ...
- Portuguese:estranhamente, curiosamente, ...
- Chinese:奇怪地, 出人意料地, ...
- Japanese:奇妙に, 不思議に, ...
- Arabic:بِغَرابَة, بِشَكْلٍ غَرِيب, ...
- Hebrew:בְּאוֹפֶן מוּזָר, בְּאוֹפֶן מַפְתִּיעַ, ...
- Russian:странно, неожиданно, ...
- Ukrainian:дивно, ...
- Hindi:अजीब ढंग से, अजीब बात है कि, ...
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