oddly C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɑdli/ UK /ˈɒdli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a strange or unexpected manner He behaved oddly all evening, glancing constantly at the door. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a strange or unexpected... strangelypeculiarlycuriouslyweirdlyunusuallyqueerly ↔ Opposites normallytypicallyordinarilyusually Word family Related forms oddoddityoddness Etymology AI details From odd (from Old Norse oddi, 'point of land, triangle, odd number') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. oddi Old Norse View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # oddly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈɑdli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɒdli/ ## Meanings 1. in a strange or unexpected manner ## Examples - He behaved oddly all evening, glancing constantly at the door. ## Synonyms - strangely - peculiarly - curiously - weirdly - unusually - queerly ## Antonyms - normally - typically - ordinarily - usually ## Related Forms - odd - oddity - oddness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: oddi ## Etymology From odd (from Old Norse oddi, 'point of land, triangle, odd number') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. ## AI Etymology Oddly comes from odd (from Old Norse oddi, 'point of land, triangle, odd number') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. The etymological trail includes Old Norse oddi. As an adverb, oddly means in a strange or unexpected manner. The same family is visible in related forms such as odd, oddity, and oddness. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown