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oddly

American  
[ahd-lee] / ɑd li /

adverb

  1. in a way that is strange, uncommon, surprising, or incongruous; in a way that is odd.


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That means shoppers could start seeing smaller, wonkier or oddly coloured veg on the shelves in the coming weeks - and sellers and growers say it's still good to eat.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Beyond that, however, it’s oddly difficult to say what either party would do with control of Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

He compares Aemond with Spider-Man, an oddly aligned character.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

That authority is, oddly enough, not currently enshrined in statute.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

Although not reaching the virtuosic literary heights of incarceration essays penned by writers such as Thoreau or Martin Luther King Jr., the document was an oddly compelling account of the execrable details of his experience.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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