oddly
- 01 B1 Intermediate
in a strange, unusual, or unexpected way.
in a peculiar or eccentric manner that deviates from the expected norm.
Simple“The cat was behaving oddly, staring at the empty corner for hours.”
In context“Oddly enough, the witness remembered the colour of the suspect's shoes but could not describe his face with any certainty.”
Usageoften used as a sentence adverb at the start of a clause to show the speaker's attitude.
Antonyms - 02 C2 Proficiency
in a way that involves odd numbers like 1, 3, or 5.
in a manner characterized by or relating to odd numbers; having a parity of one.
Simple“The houses on this side of the street are numbered oddly.”
In context“The algorithm ensures that the data packets are distributed oddly across the secondary servers to prevent a specific type of processing bottleneck.”
Usagerarely used outside of specific mathematical or technical contexts.
Antonyms
From Middle English oddely, odly, equivalent to odd + -ly.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.