oddish

American  

[od-ish] / ˈɒd ɪʃ /

adjective

1. rather odd; queer.

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Etymology

Origin of oddish

First recorded in 1695–1705; odd + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Some time ago a grave, oddish kind of a man boarded at a farmer's in this parish.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur

You've got an oddish looking lot in the car—bought her in at the sale, I suppose—eh, what?

From Aladdin of London or, Lodestar by Pemberton, Max, Sir

Bless your honour's soul, he is a very oddish kind of a gentleman.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur

His large ears accentuated the oddish look, not entirely out of place on the subways at New York rush hour.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn

In the earlier books the brilliant yet self-centred poet of Paracelsus is still paramount, and even the "oddish boy" who had shyly evolved Pauline is not entirely effaced.

From Robert Browning by Herford, C. H. (Charles Harold)