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adverb

Oddly adv.

In an odd manner; unevenly. (R.)

In a peculiar manner; strangely; queerly; curiously. "A figure a little more oddly turned." "A great black substance,... very oddly shaped."

(Math.) In a manner measured by an odd number.

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Etymology of 'Oddly'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Oddly" Quotes from Famous Books

... monsieur?" said Brigitte, addressing an old man very oddly dressed, whose eyes were ...

— The Lesser Bourgeoisie • Honore de Balzac

... and the two oddly-matched friends set out together, towards the east end of the island. Lawrence turned several times to observe if they were watched, and then continued his course across heathery moorland, and valley, and swamp, ...

— Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships - A Story of the Last Naval War • W.H.G. Kingston

... generation. In artless irony the telegraph is unequalled among the satirists of this generation. But this short-hand diarist confounds all distinctions of great and little, and roils the memory with minute particles of what is oddly enough called intelligence. We read in successive paragraphs the appointment of a Provisional Governor of North Carolina, whose fitness or want of it may be the turning-point of our future history, ...

— The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V - Political Essays • James Russell Lowell

... rested upon the oddly matched little couple ahead in the road. The boy was carrying his battered hat in his hand, but Barbara walked with small head up, without a single glance for her escort. Caleb, noting that Steve's head was forward-thrust, knew that his eyes must be fastened hungrily upon the town ...

— Then I'll Come Back to You • Larry Evans

... this to his lips, covering the holes, with his fingers. He sounds three notes, oddly inflected, but loud and sharp. He drops the instrument again, and stands looking eastward into the woods. The eyes of all present are bent in the same direction. The hunters, influenced by a mysterious curiosity, remain silent, or ...

— The Scalp Hunters • Mayne Reid

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