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# oddly

adverb (oddly)

«oddly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Oddly means in a strange or unusual way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oddly/#m1)
2. Oddly (enough) means surprisingly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oddly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories, "oddly" signals that something is not normal and makes the reader curious: "Oddly, the door was open." Phrases: "oddly enough", "oddly shaped", "oddly quiet".

### Examples

- The house was oddly quiet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oddly/#x1)
- Oddly enough, the cat liked the rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oddly/#x2)
- He was dressed oddly for a wedding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oddly/#x3)
- The cake was oddly shaped but tasted great. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oddly/#x4)
- Oddly, nobody saw the thief. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oddly/#x5)
- She behaved oddly all day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oddly/#x6)
- Oddly enough, every baby had upon its throat a tiny pink rose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oddly/#x7)

### Note

Adverb of "odd" (strange). "Odd" also means not even in maths (1, 3, 5), but "oddly" is not used for numbers.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «oddly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oddly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«oddly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/oddly.html) on Mova free.