oddly
adv. manner B1 Intermediate US //ˈɑdɫi// UK //ˈɒdli// odd·ly
adv. in a strange or surprising way. You use this word when something happens that feels unusual or unexpected.
adv. in a strange, unexpected, or peculiar manner. Typically placed before the adjective or adverb it modifies.
The door was oddly quiet today.
She felt oddly calm despite the chaos around her.
It is oddly fitting that the most rigid bureaucrat should champion such a fluid and abstract policy.
From Middle English oddely, odly, equivalent to odd + -ly.