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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Mark Price, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2025
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Mark Price, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2025
Usually quick to respond to Trump taunts and policy measures, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau was oddly silent on social media Sunday after the Fox interview.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2025
Vroom, vroom, baby: All of Chelsea Handler's friends loved one of her exes in particular, and there's a very oddly specific reason why.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Many of its cities are emptying out, and advertisements for cemeteries are oddly commonplace.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Oddly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddly. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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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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