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oddly

/ˈɒdli/AHD-lee
/ˈɑdli/AHD-lee

Meaningin an odd way

Common meaning: strangely

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)oddisource
  2. Middle Englishoddesource
  3. Englishodd‘not even’
  4. Englishformed in English from oddoddly‘strangely’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from odd + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ODD, p.401 · scan

Source words

  • oddi Old Norse (Icelandic) · source word “a point, odd number”

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