What does oddly mean?
Oddly means In a peculiar manner; strangely; unusually..
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/ˈɑdli/ · adverb
In a peculiar manner; strangely; unusually..
For December, it was oddly warm.
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The oddly counted lords are always out of sync with at least one other evenly counted cycle. These two strange counts assured that at no single moment could all cycles end at the same time for an extraordinarily long time, for at least one odd count threw off all the even ones.
Use oddly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Oddly means In a peculiar manner; strangely; unusually..
Common synonyms include queerly, curiously, funny, peculiarly.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
For December, it was oddly warm.
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