odd
adjective
differing in nature from what is ordinary, usual, or expected.
oddest
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superlativeof odd.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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I don’t know your brother, but I do know — from letters to this column — that people do the oddest things.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
She added in the same thread: “The oddest thing about the response to this essay is people who say it’s ‘personal’.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
One of the oddest and most affecting pieces in the choral repertory is coming to Cincinnati’s May Festival on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Of all the oddball companies that have come to define the current era of artificial intelligence hype, Elon Musk’s xAI stands out as perhaps the oddest.
From Slate ● May 16, 2025
Toby felt the oddest sensation then, as though every emotion he’d ever had—happiness, sadness, worry, surprise—was colliding inside his body, battling to see which one of them might win.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
