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单词 oddly
释义

oddly

adverb

odd·​ly ˈäd-lē How to pronounce oddly (audio)
1
: in an odd manner
2
: as is odd
was quite happy, oddly enough

Example Sentences

the house's oddly shaped roof Their lives had been oddly similar.
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Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

oddly

adverb

as in strangely

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • strangely
  • weirdly
  • peculiarly
  • unusually
  • extraordinarily
  • funnily
  • uncommonly
  • abnormally
  • queerly
  • atypically
  • irregularly
  • anomalously
  • untypically
  • radically

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • generally
  • usually
  • commonly
  • normally
  • naturally
  • typically
  • ordinarily
  • regularly
  • customarily
  • habitually
  • natch
  • routinely
  • familiarly
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