Etymology

oddly

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Today it means: In a peculiar manner; strangely; unusually. Full definition →

Middle English oddely
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromoddely
  2. English todayoddly

From Middle English oddely, odly, equivalent to odd + -ly.

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