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odd
I. \ˈäd\ adjective
(usually -er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi point of land, triangle, odd number (as in such compounds as oddamathr odd man, oddatala odd number); akin to Old English ord point of a weapon, Old High German ort, Old Norse oddr, and probably to Lithuanian usnis thistle, hawthorn, Albanian usht ear of grain
1.
a. : that is without its corresponding mate : that lacks its complementary match : that is unpaired
< found two pairs of shoes and an odd shoe in the closet >
< lost a glove somewhere and was unable to match the odd one >
b.
(1) : that exists alone or is present alone in contrast with others that are paired or coupled or grouped : that is left over
< four of them began playing bridge, and the odd player drew up a chair and watched >
< came without his wife and so turned out to be the odd guest at the party >
(2) : that exists alone or is present alone as something that forms or that is designed to form part of a complete set or series : that is separated from an actual or contemplated complete set or series
< had in his possession only two or three odd volumes of the original 12-volume set >
c. chiefly dialect : that is the only one : single
< just for this odd night — Margery Sharp >
d. obsolete : excelling in a unique way : choice
2.
a.
(1) : being somewhat though insignificantly more than the indicated round number or than the indicated approximate quantity or extent or degree — used formerly with a preceding and
< the eighty and odd pigeons — Matthew Arnold >
but now usually used immediately following the numerical adjective and usually connected with it by a hyphen
< a book of 300-odd pages >
< was 40-odd years old >
(2) : increased by the addition of a fraction of one of the indicated units — now usually used following the substantive qualified by a numerical adjective
< will cost 23 dollars odd >
b.
(1) : that constitutes a remainder in comparison with an expressed or implied unitary amount (as of money) : that is left over as a remainder
< used most of the check for necessary expenses and spent the odd dollars on his hobby >
(2) : that does not total up to any very considerable amount : that does not constitute any very considerable unitary amount
< had some odd change in his pocket >
< some odd nickels and dimes >
c. archaic : some, several — used to indicate an indefinite usually small number of unitary amounts of lesser extent than an immediately preceding unitary amount
< two thousand odd hundred cavalry — R.T.Wilson >
< three thousand and odd hundred clouds — Henry Petowe >
3.
a. : being any member of a sequence of positive integers beginning with one and counting by twos : not divisible exactly by two — opposed to even
b. : having an odd number as one of a series
< read every other odd page of the book >
c. : marked by an odd number of units (as of measurement)
< needed two odd-length boards, one of 3 feet and one of 5 feet >
4. : that exists or occurs or is produced in addition to or apart from what is regular or planned in advance or taken into account: as
a.
(1) : that is a scrap or fragment
< swept up the odd bits of metal left on the floor >
(2) : that is one of several or many mixed or varied usually unrelated things : miscellaneous
< rummaged around and picked up a few odd things we needed >
(3) : haphazard, random, scattered
< collected odd bits of information >
< found a few odd references to the book >
b.
(1) : that occurs at an irregular or indefinitely determined time
< the matter was brought up at one of the club's odd sessions >
(2) : that occurs largely by chance : that occurs unpredictably : accidental, fortuitous
< an odd stroke of luck >
(3) : that occurs at some indefinitely indicated time : that comes along at some time or other
< told her he would see her again some odd day >
(4) : that occurs sporadically or in an isolated way : that crops up or materializes from time to time : happening or becoming available now and then : occasional, stray
< manages to get in some reading at odd moments >
< at odd moments as a boy he was set to hoeing the family garden — Current Biography >
c.
(1) : that does not form part of a regular schedule (as of work) : that is done or engaged in or attended to over and above a regular program or routine : incidental
< does odd chores around the house, potters ineffectually round the garden — Geoffrey Gorer >
< try to supplement their pensions by taking on odd jobs — M.A.Abrams >
(2) : that is engaged to do miscellaneous work especially requiring little training or skill
< hired a couple of odd hands for the farm >
< had begun life as an odd boy in various steelworks — R.W.Pickford >
d. : that is produced over and above what comes from a regular source : extra
< hoped to make a few odd dollars during his summer vacation >
e. : casual 4 b (2)
< wear odd jackets and slacks — Richard Joseph >
5. : that has an out-of-the-way location : secluded, remote
< found it in some odd corner of the house >
6. : that differs markedly from what is usual or ordinary or accepted : that is hardly or not at all the expected or normal thing : peculiar: as
a.
(1) : strange in behavior or action
< a very odd way to show gratitude >
< has odd little habits >
(2) : eccentric or mentally unbalanced
< there must have been something odd about the man, or he wouldn't have buried himself alive — G.K.Chesterton >
b.
(1) : strange in appearance
< had an odd look in her eyes >
(2) : grotesque or freakish in appearance
< was one of the oddest creatures I had ever seen >
c.
(1) : altogether unusual : most uncommon : quite extraordinary : singular, curious, queer
< it's odd you didn't know >
< an odd collection of books >
(2) : baffling, mysterious, inexplicable
< suffered an odd impulse to get up and kick his chair over — Mary Austin >
< the young man had an odd effect on her, making her almost giddily loquacious — Harriet La Barre >
Synonyms: see strange
II. adverb
Etymology: Middle English odde, from odde, adjective
archaic : oddly
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: odd (I)
1.
a. : a stroke in golf that when played will be one more than the number of strokes played for a hole by one's opponent
b. : a stroke deducted from a weaker opponent's golf score for a hole
2. : odd trick 1 |