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Odd Thing I People Written Recognize Strange Adjective

Word odd
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ɒd / NAmE / ɑːd /
Example
  • they're very odd people.
  • there's something odd about that man.
  • it's most odd that (= very odd that) she hasn't written.
  • the odd thing was that he didn't recognize me.
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odd

(adjective)BrE / ɒd / NAmE / ɑːd /
  1. strange or unusual
    • compare peculiar
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/peculiar
    • They're very odd people.
    • There's something odd about that man.
    • It's most odd that (= very odd that) she hasn't written.
    • The odd thing was that he didn't recognize me.
    • She had the oddest feeling that he was avoiding her.
  2. strange or unusual in the way mentioned
    • an odd-looking house
    • an odd-sounding name
  3. happening or appearing occasionally; not very regular or frequent
    • synonym occasional
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/occasional
    • He makes the odd mistake—nothing too serious.
  4. of no particular type or size; various
    • decorations made of odd scraps of paper
  5. not with the pair or set that it belongs to; not matching
    • You're wearing odd socks!
  6. that cannot be divided exactly by the number two
    • opposite even
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/even_2
    • 1, 3, 5 and 7 are odd numbers.
  7. available; that somebody can use
    • synonym spare
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/spare_1
    • Could I see you when you've got an odd moment?
  8. approximately or a little more than the number mentioned
    • How old is she—seventy odd?
    • He's worked there for twenty-odd years.
  9. a person who is slightly strange or crazy
    • See related entries: Describing strange traits
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/describing_strange_traits/odd
  10. a person or thing that is different from others or does not fit easily into a group or set
    • At school he was always the odd man out.
    • Dog, cat, horse, shoe—which is the odd one out?

    Extra Examples

    • I didn’t think it odd at the time.
    • I find it odd that she takes so long to do that job.
    • It’s odd to think I will never see her again.
    • There’s something distinctly odd about her.
    • There’s something odd going on.
    • It’s most odd that she hasn’t written.
    • The odd thing was that he didn’t recognize me.
    • They’re very odd people.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English (in the numerical sense): from Old Norse odda-, found in combinations such as odda-mathr ‘third or odd man’, from oddi ‘angle’.
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