Oddly

//ˈɑdli// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a peculiar manner; strangely; unusually. not-comparable

    "For December, it was oddly warm."

  2. 2
    In a manner measured by an odd number. not-comparable

    "The oddly counted lords are always out of sync with at least one other evenly counted cycle. These two strange counts assured that at no single moment could all cycles end at the same time for an extraordinarily long time, for at least one odd count threw off all the even ones."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a manner differing from the usual or expected wordnet
  2. 2
    in a strange manner wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
curiouslycuriouslyfunnilyinexplicablyinexplicablypeculiarly

Example

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"The wealthy, self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict, ascetic life led by members of some monastic orders."

Etymology

From Middle English oddely, odly, equivalent to odd + -ly.

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