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I am quite odd-looking in real life.
Andrea Riseborough

Meaning of "odd-looking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ODD-LOOKING

odd-looking  [ˈɒdlʊkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ODD-LOOKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Odd-Looking is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ODD-LOOKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of odd-looking in the English dictionary

The definition of odd-looking in the dictionary is if you describe someone or something as odd-looking, you think that they look strange or unusual.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ODD-LOOKING


backward-looking
ˈbækwədˌlʊkɪŋ
booking
ˈbʊkɪŋ
choking
ˈtʃəʊkɪŋ
cooking
ˈkʊkɪŋ
distinguished-looking
dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃtˌlʊkɪŋ
forward-looking
ˌfɔːwədˈlʊkɪŋ
inward-looking
ˈɪnwədˌlʊkɪŋ
joking
ˈdʒəʊkɪŋ
old-looking
ˈəʊldˌlʊkɪŋ
onlooking
ˈɒnlʊkɪŋ
outward-looking
ˈaʊtwəd lʊkɪŋ
provoking
prəˈvəʊkɪŋ
queer-looking
ˈkwɪəˌlʊkɪŋ
shabby-looking
ˈʃæbɪˌlʊkɪŋ
shifty-looking
ˈʃɪftɪˌlʊkɪŋ
smoking
ˈsməʊkɪŋ
soaking
ˈsəʊkɪŋ
thought-provoking
ˈθɔːtprəvəʊkɪŋ
Woking
ˈwəʊkɪŋ
young-looking
ˈjʌŋˌlʊkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ODD-LOOKING

odd
odd bod
odd fish
odd jobs
odd lot
odd man out
odd pricing
odd-jobber
odd-jobman
odd-jobmen
odd-man rush
odd-pinnate
odd-sounding
oddball
Oddfellow
oddish
oddities
oddity
oddly
oddment

WORDS THAT END LIKE ODD-LOOKING

anti-smoking
antismoking
banking
beard-stroking
block booking
breaking
capacity booking
e-booking
good-looking
half-joking
home cooking
mallemaroking
nice-looking
noncoking
nonsmoking
overbooking
passive smoking
pawnbroking
stockbroking
yoking

Synonyms and antonyms of odd-looking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «odd-looking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ODD-LOOKING

Find out the translation of odd-looking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of odd-looking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «odd-looking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

看起来很奇怪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de aspecto extraño
570 millions of speakers

English

odd-looking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अजीब दिखने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغريب المظهر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

странный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de aparência estranha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জবরজং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bizarre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ganjil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

seltsam aussehende
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

奇妙な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

홀수 찾고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aneh banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lẻ tìm kiếm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒற்றைப்படை காணப்படும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विचित्र दिसणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

garip görünüşlü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dispari-guardando
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odd - looking
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дивний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ciudat cu aspect
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παράξενο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vreemd- soek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

besynnerliga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Odd- jakt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of odd-looking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ODD-LOOKING»

The term «odd-looking» is regularly used and occupies the 106.057 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ODD-LOOKING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about odd-looking

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2 QUOTES WITH «ODD-LOOKING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word odd-looking.
1
Anna Maxwell Martin
I'm forever being told that I'm an odd-looking actress, so it's great playing parts where there's no vanity. You just look as rough as you possibly can!
2
Andrea Riseborough
I am quite odd-looking in real life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ODD-LOOKING»

Discover the use of odd-looking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to odd-looking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mathematical Circles: (Russian Experience)
We call a natural number "odd-looking" if all of its digits are odd. How many four- digit odd-looking numbers are there? Solution. It is obvious that there are 5 one- digit odd-looking numbers. We can add another odd digit to the right of any ...
Sergeĭ Aleksandrovich Genkin, Dmitriĭ Vladimirovich Fomin
2
D. A. Anonymous, the Metal Incursion Book 1 Mayhem
Valindar begins to notice some very odd looking things. These things are so very odd that I rather not say. Just use your own imagination. Because they appear to be some odd looking suits of armor, placed around in different areas of ...
J. D. Komodo, 2009
3
In the Wrong Place - Alien Marine Crustaceans: Distribution, ...
(b) Intermediate form or “odd-looking” lobster. (c) Homarus gammarus, normal pigmentation in Norway Ferguson 2002). Screening for diagnostic markers ( Jørstad et al. 2007) has identified three microsatellite DNA loci that distinguish the two ...
Bella S. Galil, Paul F. Clark, James T. Carlton, 2011
4
The Odd, The Furry, and The Speckled
When she turned, she saw another odd looking varmint, cute, but odd looking nonetheless, and he was sitting on top of their crib. This silver colored pup was not your garden variety varmint at all. He was small in size but extremely confident ...
John Cassidy, 2013
5
Pleasant pages (by S.P. Newcombe). [With suppl., entitled] ...
The bill had not been up many days when a respectable but odd- looking elderly man knocked at her door, and asked if he could see her lodgings. ' Yes, sir,' she answered ; and she led the way up the clean carpeted stairs into her two neat ...
Samuel Prout Newcombe, 1850
6
Working Mother
Odd-Looking. Super-Cleaning. Comfy-Feeling. Toothbrush. innninir. Our unique diamond-shaped head has two kinds of bristles to fight plaque, massage gums and reach back teeth. Comfortably. Get super cleaning and comfort no ...
7
Miller's Dreams Of Shelobs
The odd looking guy scuttled off, leaving me and Pete to drink our beers. It had sort of spoiled the moment, as Pete had been one of the good guys. An approachable type. You could tell him anything. You could share problems. I could share ...
Francis Tiain-Steel
8
The Oxford Book of American Short Stories
On a level spot in the centre was a company of odd- looking personages playing at ninepins. They were dressed in a quaint outlandish fashion; some wore short doublets, others jerkins, with long knives in their belts, and most of them had ...
Joyce Carol Oates, 1992
9
The Odd Man Out -The Tarean Prophecy-
Odd looking tables were not attached to the floor, or anything for that matter, and special chairs were beside floating consoles and headpieces which were attached. Another hand console on the wall allowed entry to the command center , ...
Noel J. Rea, 2008
10
Odd Fellows' Magazine of the Manchester Unity of the ...
THE. CONJUGATING. DUTCHMAN. Two English gentlemen once stepped into a coffee-house in Paris, where they observed a tall, odd-looking man, who appeared not to be a native, sitting at one of the ...
‎1837

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ODD-LOOKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term odd-looking is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rare bright orange lobster caught off Maine coast
A Maine lobsterman caught a rare bright orange lobster Wednesday, the second time he has pulled an odd-looking crustacean from state ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
2
VIDEO: This photobomb of a live Sky News report is magic
Two men walked into shot with an odd-looking contraption and began performing a pretty impressive magic trick. The pair are a magicians act ... «BreakingNews.ie, Jul 15»
3
Tenkara: A stick, a line and a fly
This gives the tenkara flies a rather odd-looking appearance and also allows the soft hackle to pulse in the water when the angler raises his rod ... «Conway Daily Sun, Jul 15»
4
How an evil chowder spoiled memories of childhood clam-digging
We'd wade out into the muck where he'd drag his clam rake — an odd-looking contraption, a pole with a basket at the end that had long sharp ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
5
HomeStyle: In praise of guinea hens
My mother had a thing for guinea hens, writes Maureen Gilmer in HomeStyle. These odd-looking African birds with their beautiful gray bodies, ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
6
Mutant Daisies: Odd-Looking Flowers Near Fukushima Nuclear …
The fact that the odd-looking daisies were seen near the Fukushima plant may cause some fears, but such flowers have also been seen ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Jul 15»
7
Health officials: Armadillos causing spike in Florida leprosy cases
The odd-looking creatures are the only animals known to carry leprosy, which is a disease that affects the skin and nerves. "So, what's ... «Bay News 9, Jul 15»
8
Spike in leprosy cases point to armadillos
But there's a very good reason to avoid the odd-looking armored mammals completely. Your health. Florida health officials report a spike in ... «AOL News, Jul 15»
9
Spotlight: ZTE Axon Watch, Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 and Moov Now …
This odd-looking wrist strap is a fitness tracker that measures movements in 3D space using an accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer. «Economic Times, Jul 15»
10
Restaurant review: Mitte, Italian - delicious dishes, odd-looking space
Friendly staff, quality ingredients and some nice variations on Italian staples made for a pleasant meal. Cuisine: Italian. Price: about HK$310 ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»

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