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Oddly Adverb Bre ˈɒdli ˈɑːdli She's Behaving Coloured

Word oddly
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic BrE / ˈɒdli / NAmE / ˈɑːdli /
Example
  • she's been behaving very oddly lately.
  • oddly coloured clothes
  • he looked at her in a way she found oddly disturbing.
  • she felt, oddly, that they had been happier when they had no money.
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oddly

(adverb)BrE / ˈɒdli / NAmE / ˈɑːdli /
  1. in a strange or unusual way
    • synonym strangely
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/strangely
    • She's been behaving very oddly lately.
    • oddly coloured clothes
    • He looked at her in a way she found oddly disturbing.
  2. used to show that something is surprising
    • synonym surprisingly
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/surprisingly
    • She felt, oddly, that they had been happier when they had no money.
    • Oddly enough, the most expensive tickets sold fastest.
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