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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William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Plans for a sprawling A.I. data center divide Ted Garcia’s Big Tech backers and residents who fear its ecological side effects, a conflict that oddly aligns an environmentalist with Joe Cross’ campaign.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 July 2025
As a result, the case at Porgy’s offers an ever-evolving roster of species not often found on NOLA menus: porgy, the place’s sweet, buttery namesake; colorful parrotfish; sheepshead, which have oddly human-like teeth; and even barracuda.
—AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
Iris Kendall and Pepe Garcia have been a fun couple to cheer for in recent days after their previous connections oddly went home through islanders' votes.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 13 July 2025
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“Oddly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddly. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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