1
: in an odd manner
2
: as is odd
was quite happy, oddly enough
Examples of oddly in a Sentence
the house's oddly shaped roof
Their lives had been oddly similar.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The plots are bizarre—and often oddly racist, homophobic, transphobic, or misogynist.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
The trip feels oddly smooth, as the robotaxi cleanly shifts lanes and slows down to avoid hitting other vehicles and bicycles on the road.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Reading this passage, I was reminded, oddly enough, of Maggie Smith.
—Matt Weinstock, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Oddly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddly. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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oddly
adverb
odd·ly
ˈäd-lē 
1
: in an odd manner
was behaving oddly
2
: as is odd
liked the work, oddly enough
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