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Sports is remarkably cognitive. I think it's underrated just how smart it is. Actually, if I had more time, I would spend more time with sports. Watching it, reading about it, I think it's oddly underrated.
Tyler Cowen

Meaning of "oddly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ODDLY

oddly  [ˈɒdlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ODDLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oddly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES ODDLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of oddly in the English dictionary

The definition of oddly in the dictionary is in a strange or unusual manner. Other definition of oddly is you use oddly to indicate that what you are saying is true, but that it is not what you expected.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ODDLY


allegedly
əˈlɛdʒɪdlɪ
badly
ˈbædlɪ
Bradley
ˈbrædlɪ
clodly
ˈklɒdlɪ
deadly
ˈdɛdlɪ
friendly
ˈfrɛndlɪ
godly
ˈɡɒdlɪ
hardly
ˈhɑːdlɪ
kindly
ˈkaɪndlɪ
medley
ˈmɛdlɪ
podley
ˈpɒdlɪ
proudly
ˈpraʊdlɪ
rapidly
ˈræpɪdlɪ
repeatedly
rɪˈpiːtɪdlɪ
reportedly
rɪˈpɔːtɪdlɪ
sadly
ˈsædlɪ
secondly
ˈsɛkəndlɪ
twaddly
ˈtwɒdlɪ
ungodly
ʌnˈɡɒdlɪ
widely
ˈwaɪdlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ODDLY

odd-jobmen
odd-looking
odd-man rush
odd-pinnate
odd-sounding
oddball
Oddfellow
oddish
oddities
oddity
oddment
oddments
oddness
odds
odds and ends
odds and sods
odds-on
odds-on favourite
oddsmakers
oddsman

WORDS THAT END LIKE ODDLY

admittedly
broadly
cuddly
diddly
fiddly
gladly
loudly
markedly
muddly
outwardly
piddly
puddly
supposedly
tiddly
to put it mildly
twiddly
unexpectedly
user-friendly
waddly
wildly

Synonyms and antonyms of oddly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ODDLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «oddly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of oddly

Translation of «oddly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ODDLY

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

Translator English - Chinese

奇怪地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

extrañamente
570 millions of speakers

English

oddly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अजीब तरह से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغريب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

странно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

curiosamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বেশ ভাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bizarrement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anehnya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

seltsam
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

変に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이상하게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Oddly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kỳ quặc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விந்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विलक्षण गोष्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tuhaf bir şekilde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stranamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dziwnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дивно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ciudat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παραδόξως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vreemd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

märkligt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oddly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oddly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ODDLY»

The term «oddly» is very widely used and occupies the 22.940 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ODDLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «oddly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «oddly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oddly

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10 QUOTES WITH «ODDLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word oddly.
1
Joseph Barbera
Los Angeles was an impression of failure, of disappointment, of despair, and of oddly makeshift lives. This is California? I thought.
2
Georg Baselitz
I paint German artists whom I admire. I paint their pictures, their work as painters, and their portraits too. But oddly enough, each of these portraits ends up as a picture of a woman with blonde hair. I myself have never been able to work out why this happens.
3
William Bell
Some of my other heroes around that time were, oddly enough, Frank Sinatra, Nat Cole and people like that - I was always more inclined to listen to ballads.
4
Lauren Bowles
My husband and I oddly have worked together a couple of times. We did a 'Veronica Mars' episode together. We didn't work together, but we were both in 'Ghost World.' We had a theater company in L.A., for a bunch of years. So, we've worked together a fair amount, and it's always just great fun.
5
Lindsey Buckingham
When you become successful on the level that Fleetwood Mac did, it gives you financial freedom, which should allow you to follow your impulses. But oddly enough, they become much harder to follow.
6
Amy Chua
Oddly enough, I'm not a particularly judgmental person. I just don't have a lot of filtering when I'm in 'tiger mother' mode. I say what comes into my head.
7
Patricia Clarkson
And now oddly I'm getting sexier parts than I've ever gotten.
8
Tyler Cowen
Sports is remarkably cognitive. I think it's underrated just how smart it is. Actually, if I had more time, I would spend more time with sports. Watching it, reading about it, I think it's oddly underrated.
9
Patrick Dempsey
I love having a big family. I think it's easier, oddly, in some ways, having three children as opposed to one.
10
Andy Dick
I guess I'm odd-looking. I'm skinny. But I'm not only skinny - I'm oddly shaped.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ODDLY»

Discover the use of oddly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oddly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Oddly Normal: One Family's Struggle to Help Their Teenage ...
After school he took an overdose of pills. Oddly Normal is Schwartz’s very personal attempt to address his family’s own struggles within a culture that is changing fast, but not fast enough to help gay kids like Joe.
John Schwartz, 2012
2
Oddly
Patrick Benson’s exquisite illustrations give enormous charm to this story about the big questions of life.
Joyce Dunbar, 2010
3
Oddly Distracted
A compilation of over a hundred of the best gag cartoons of 'Ger' (Gerard Whyman) as seen in magazines such as The Spectator, The Oldie, Punch, Reader's Digest and many more.
Gerard Whyman, 2008
4
Oddly Enough
A collection of nine short stories featuring an angel, unicorn, vampire, werewolf, and other unusual creatures.
Bruce Coville, 1997
5
Oddly Enough
The Underground Novel of the Millenium has surfaced.
Savannah North, 2000
6
Oddly Enough: Humorous and Touching Stories from the Olden Days
In this collection of true stories from times past, you will find tales both humorous and touching - some will make you laugh, while others will tug at your heart. an escaped convict gives up his freedom to save a dying woman.A mangy dog ...
Shirley Bahlmann, 2007
7
Oddly Normal 1
When her parents disappear on her birthday, Oddly goes to live with her great aunt, a citizen of a fantastical place called Fignation.
‎2006
8
Bedside Manners: One Doctor's Reflections on the Oddly ...
Refreshing, wry, and reassuring, Bedside Manners holds important lessons for both healers and those who seek their help. From the Hardcover edition.
David Watts, M.D., 2007
9
Oddly Enough: Unbelievably Outrageous But True Stories from ...
Reuters, the largest international multimedia news agency, has compiled a unique collection of the world's most incredible and bizarre news items. You have no idea just how weird life can get until you read this book. Book jacket.
Robert Basler, 2004
10
The Oddly Compelling Art of Denis Kitchen
Collection of work by American underground cartoonist and publisher Denis Kitchen, founder of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.
Diana Schutz, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ODDLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oddly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
oddly enough
A Maine brewer is offering a quicker way to consume two of the state's summertime staples: beer and lobster. Oxbow Brewing is serving up ... «Youngstown Vindicator, Jul 15»
2
NASA Oddly Cuts Life Transmission after UFOs Spotted on Video
According to a recent piece in World Net Daily (1), a YouTube video purported to be from the high-definition video feed of the Earth from the ... «Top Secret Writers, Jul 15»
3
Dracula wants your blood: for Transylvania music gig | Oddly Enough
“Pay-with-Blood is an original and courageous initiative, which draws attention to the real need of blood in Romania”, said Adrian Chereji, the ... «Ledger Gazette, Jul 15»
4
16 Superbly Satisfying Disney Gifs that Will Make Everything Seem …
Do you omit a squeal of joy when you witness something so oddly satisfying that it makes everything in the whole wide world seem okay? «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
5
20 Oddly Satisfying Disney GIFs
If you're a big fan of that idea, you're going to love these GIFs of Disney characters living out oddly satisfying moments in life. Thanks to an ... «POPSUGAR, Jul 15»
6
Pictures from the atomic age: The AGO's Camera Atomica exhibit is …
These images, of nature reclaiming what to humans is a radioactive wasteland, are some of the most oddly poignant, some proof that the sturm ... «National Post, Jul 15»
7
NASA Pluto Probe Discovers Oddly Familiar Tabloid
Andromeda President: I don't mind a few Milky Way types coming here the odd time, within reason, but they should bloody well accept the way ... «Glossy News, Jul 15»
8
Natural Gas Technical Set-Up Remains Oddly Constructive
A day after a greater than expected inventory build, and despite commentary after commentary reminding traders that Natural Gas supplies are ... «FXStreet, Jul 15»
9
Nat Gas Technicals: Oddly Constructive
Following the greater-than-expected inventory build -- and despite much chatter reminding traders that natural gas supplies are extremely ... «Investing.com, Jul 15»
10
7QT: Time-travel, Esperanto, Dinosaurs, and Other Oddly Expressed …
Then the researchers created caps with pieces of Ping-Pong ball, and attached them with surgical glue and cork as a cushion, to the heads of ... «Patheos, Jul 15»

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