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1 merkwürdigerweise
Adv. strangely ( oder oddly) enough* * *oddly enough* * *mẹrk|wür|di|ger|wei|se ['mɛrkvʏrdɪgɐ'vaizə]advstrangely or oddly or curiously enough* * *merk·wür·di·ger·wei·seadv strangely [or oddly] [or curiously] enough* * *Adverb strangely or oddly or curiously enough* * ** * *Adverb strangely or oddly or curiously enough* * *adv.strange to say expr. -
2 eigenartigerweise
Adv. strangely ( oder oddly) enough* * *ei|gen|ar|ti|ger|wei|seadvstrangely or oddly enough* * *Adverb strangely [enough]; oddly [enough]* * ** * *Adverb strangely [enough]; oddly [enough] -
3 kurios
Adj. strange, funny* * *quaint; curious; odd* * *ku|ri|os [ku'rioːs]1. adj(= merkwürdig) strange, odd, curious2. advstrangely, oddly, curiously* * *ku·ri·os[kuˈri̯o:s]warum bist du so \kurios gekleidet? why are you dressed so oddly?* * *1.Adjektiv curious; strange; odd2.adverbial curiously; strangely; oddly* * *kurios adj strange, funny* * *1.Adjektiv curious; strange; odd2.adverbial curiously; strangely; oddly -
4 seltsamerweise
Adv. strangely ( oder oddly) enough* * *paradoxically* * *sẹlt|sa|mer|wei|se ['zɛltzaːmɐ'vaizə]advstrangely enough* * *1) (it is strange or remarkable (that): I saw John this morning. Oddly enough, I was just thinking I hadn't seen him for a long time.) oddly enough2) (it is strange (that): He lives next door, but strangely enough I rarely see him.) strangely enough* * *selt·sa·mer·wei·seadv strangely [or oddly] enough* * *Adverb strangely enough* * ** * *Adverb strangely enough* * *adv.paradoxically adv. -
5 sonderbar
I Adj. strange, odd; er ist heute sonderbar he’s acting very strangely today; ich finde es sonderbar, dass... it seems strange to me that...* * *weird; particular; curious; odd; strange; peculiar; singular; queer* * *sọn|der|bar1. adjstrange, peculiar, odd2. advstrangely* * *1) (strangely: He is behaving very oddly.) oddly2) (unusual; strange: He's wearing very odd clothes; a very odd young man.) odd3) (odd, strange or unusual: queer behaviour; queer noises in the middle of the night.) queer4) queerly* * *son·der·bar[ˈzɔndɐba:ɐ̯]I. adj peculiar, strange, oddunter \sonderbaren Umständen in strange circumstances\sonderbares Verhalten strange behaviour [or AM -orII. adv strangely* * *1.Adjektiv strange; odd2.adverbial strangely; oddly* * *A. adj strange, odd;er ist heute sonderbar he’s acting very strangely today;ich finde es sonderbar, dass … it seems strange to me that …B. adv:sonderbar aussehen look strange;es war sonderbar still it was strangely quiet* * *1.Adjektiv strange; odd2.adverbial strangely; oddly* * *adj.curious adj.strange adj.weird adj. adv.oddly adv.weirdly adv. -
6 merkwürdig
Adj. strange, odd; stärker: curious, peculiar* * *quaint (Adj.); strange (Adj.); peculiar (Adj.); curious (Adj.); odd (Adj.); extraordinary (Adj.); extraordinarily (Adv.)* * *mẹrk|wür|dig ['mɛrkvʏrdɪç]1. adjstrange, odd, curious2. advstrangely, oddlymerkwürdig riechen — to have a strange smell
er hat sich ganz merkwürdig verändert — he has undergone a curious change
* * *(strange; peculiar: I heard a funny noise.) funny* * *merk·wür·digI. adj strange, odd, curiouszu \merkwürdig! how strange!II. adv strangely, oddlyhier riecht es so \merkwürdig there's a very strange smell here* * *1.Adjektiv strange; odd; peculiar2.adverbial strangely; oddly; peculiarly* * ** * *1.Adjektiv strange; odd; peculiar2.adverbial strangely; oddly; peculiarly* * *adj.curious adj.extraordinary adj.remarkable adj. adv.extraordinarily adv.strangely adv. -
7 zusammengewürfelt
I P.P. zusammenwürfelnII Adj.: ( bunt) zusammengewürfelt motley..., thrown together; zusammengewürfelte Mannschaft scratch team; ein bunt zusammengewürfelter Haufen (Gruppe von Menschen) a motley collection* * *conglomerate; motley* * *zu|sạm|men|ge|wür|felt [-gəvʏrflt]adjoddly assorted, motley; Mannschaft scratch attr* * *zu·sam·men·ge·wür·feltadj oddly assorted, ill-assorted, mismatchedeine \zusammengewürfelte Wohnungseinrichtung ill-assorted furnishings plein [bunt] \zusammengewürfelter Haufen a motley crowdeine wild \zusammengewürfelte Schar von Flüchtlingen a horde of refugees, thrown together by chance* * *Adjektiv oddly assorted* * *B. adj:(bunt) zusammengewürfelt motley …, thrown together;zusammengewürfelte Mannschaft scratch team;ein bunt zusammengewürfelter Haufen (Gruppe von Menschen) a motley collection* * *Adjektiv oddly assorted* * *(alt.Rechtschreibung) adj.motley adj. -
8 eigentümlich
I Adj.1. (seltsam) peculiar, strange, odd2. (typisch) peculiar (+ Dat to), characteristic (of), typical (of); mit der ihm eigentümlichen Ironie with his characteristic irony, in his (typically) ironic way* * *peculiar; idiosyncratic; proper* * *ei|gen|tüm|lich ['aigntyːmlɪç]adj2) (geh = typisch)jdm/einer Sache éígentümlich sein — to be characteristic or typical of sb/sth
* * *(strange; odd: peculiar behaviour.) peculiar* * *ei·gen·tüm·lich[ˈaign̩ty:mlɪç]I. adj1. (merkwürdig) strange, odd, peculiar▪ jdm ist/wird \eigentümlich sb has/gets a strange [or odd] feeling▪ jdm/etw \eigentümlich characteristic of [or peculiar to] sb/sthmit der ihm \eigentümlichen Sorgfalt with characteristic care3. (übel)▪ jdm ist/wird \eigentümlich sb feels strange [or oddII. adv strangely, oddly, peculiarly\eigentümlich aussehen to look odd [or strange] [or peculiar]* * *1.1) (typisch) peculiar; characteristic2) (eigenartig) peculiar; strange; odd2.adverbial peculiarly; strangely; oddly* * *A. adj1. (seltsam) peculiar, strange, oddmit der ihm eigentümlichen Ironie with his characteristic irony, in his (typically) ironic wayB. adv: jemandeneigentümlich berühren have a curious effect on* * *1.1) (typisch) peculiar; characteristic2) (eigenartig) peculiar; strange; odd2.adverbial peculiarly; strangely; oddly* * *adj.idiosyncratic adj.peculiar adj.proper adj. adv.idiosyncratically adv. -
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Adv. strangely ( oder oddly) enough* * *ei|gen|tüm|li|cher|wei|seadvstrangely or curiously or oddly enough* * * -
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11 auffällig
II Adv.: auffällig oft conspicuously often; sich auffällig benehmen behave oddly; auffällig gekleidet showily dressed; auffälliger hätten sie es wohl nicht machen können they couldn’t have made it any more obvious (if they had tried)* * *flashy* * *auf|fäl|lig1. adjconspicuous; Farbe, Kleidung strikingáúffällig ist, dass/wie... — it's striking or quite amazing that/how...
áúffällig ist seine Vorliebe für... — his preference for... is very marked, he has a very marked preference for...
2. advconspicuously; (= besonders) lang, kurz amazinglysich áúffällig verhalten — to get oneself noticed
áúffälliger gehts nicht mehr — they/he etc couldn't make it more obvious or conspicuous if they/he etc tried
* * *auf·fäl·ligI. adj conspicuous\auffällige Farbe/Kleidung conspicuous [or loud] colour [or AM -or]/clothing\auffällige Narbe conspicuous [or prominent] scar\auffälliger geht's nicht mehr he/they etc. couldn't make it more conspicuous [or obvious] if he/they etc. triedsozial \auffällig displaying social behavioural problems▪ an jdm \auffällig sein to be noticeable about sb\auffällig an ihm sind seine grauen Haare what is noticeable about him is his grey hair▪ etwas A\auffälliges something conspicuous [or remarkable]ihr neuer Hut hatte etwas A\auffälliges her new hat had something remarkable about itII. adv conspicuouslyer hielt sich in der Diskussion \auffällig zurück it was conspicuous how little he took part in the discussion* * *1.2.eine recht auffällige Erscheinung sein — have a most striking appearance
adverbial conspicuouslysich auffällig kleiden — dress showily
* * *B. adv:auffällig oft conspicuously often;sich auffällig benehmen behave oddly;auffällig gekleidet showily dressed;auffälliger hätten sie es wohl nicht machen können they couldn’t have made it any more obvious (if they had tried)* * *1. 2.adverbial conspicuously* * *adj.conspicuous adj.flashy adj. adv.flashily adv. -
12 drollig
* * *droll; funny; comic; comical; jocose* * *drọl|lig ['drɔlɪç]adj1) funny, comical, droll2) (= seltsam) odd, strangewerd nicht drollig! — don't be funny!
ein drolliger Kauz — an odd bod (Brit inf), an oddball (esp US inf)
* * *drol·lig[ˈdrɔlɪç]1. (belustigend) funny, amusing [or comical3.▶ werd nicht \drollig! don't get funny* * *1.2) (seltsam) odd; peculiar2.2) (seltsam) oddly; peculiarly* * ** * *1.2) (seltsam) odd; peculiar2.2) (seltsam) oddly; peculiarly* * *adj.droll adj.jocose adj. adv.jocosely adv. -
13 gebärden
* * *ge|bär|den [gə'bɛːɐdn] ptp gebärdetvrto behave, to conduct oneself (form)* * *ge·bär·den *[gəˈbɛ:ɐ̯dn̩]I. vr Hilfsverb: habenIII. vt▪ etw \gebärden to sign sth* * *reflexives Verbsich seltsam/wie ein Rasender/wie toll gebärden — behave or act oddly/like a madman/as if one were mad
* * *gebärden v/r behave, act (wie like);sich wie toll gebärden behave ( oder act) like a madman* * *reflexives Verbsich seltsam/wie ein Rasender/wie toll gebärden — behave or act oddly/like a madman/as if one were mad
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14 paradoxerweise
Adv. paradoxically* * *paradoxically* * *pa|ra|dọ|xer|wei|se [para'dɔksɐ'vaizə]advparadoxically* * *pa·ra·do·xer·wei·seadv paradoxically* * *2) (ugs.): (merkwürdigerweise) strangely or oddly enough* * *paradoxerweise adv paradoxically* * *2) (ugs.): (merkwürdigerweise) strangely or oddly enough* * *adv.paradoxically adv. -
15 witzig
* * *(geistreich) witty;(lustig) jocular; facetious; funny* * *wịt|zig ['vItsɪç]adjfunny* * *1) (clever and amusing: a witty person; witty remarks.) witty2) wittily* * *wit·zig[ˈvɪtsɪç]adj funnydas ist ja \witzig! (fam) that's strange [or weird]alles andere als \witzig sein to be anything but funny* * *1.1) (spaßig) funny; amusing2) (ugs.): (seltsam) funny; odd3) (einfallsreich) imaginative2.adverbial; s. Adj.: amusingly; oddly; imaginatively* * ** * *1.1) (spaßig) funny; amusing2) (ugs.): (seltsam) funny; odd3) (einfallsreich) imaginative2.adverbial; s. Adj.: amusingly; oddly; imaginatively* * *adj.facetious adj.funny adj.humorous (US) adj.humourous (UK) adj.jocular adj.witty adj. adv.facetiously adv.jocularly adv.wittily adv. -
16 wunderlich
Adj.1. strange, peculiar2. (wundersam) wondrous* * *grotesque; odd; whimsical; fantastical; queer* * *wụn|der|lich ['vʊndɐlɪç]adj1) (= merkwürdig) strange, odd2) (= wundersam) wondrous (liter)* * *1) cranky2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) odd; unusual: He is growing more eccentric every day; He had an eccentric habit of collecting stray cats.) eccentric3) quaintly4) (pleasantly odd or strange, especially because of being old-fashioned: quaint customs.) quaint* * *wun·der·lich[ˈvʊndɐlɪç]adj odd, strangeein \wunderlicher Mensch an oddballmanchmal passieren die \wunderlichsten Dinge sometimes the strangest things happen* * *1.Adjektiv strange; odd2.adverbial strangely; oddly* * *wunderlich adj1. strange, peculiar2. (wundersam) wondrous* * *1.Adjektiv strange; odd2.adverbial strangely; oddly* * *adj.fantastical adj.quaint adj.whimsical adj. adv.quaintly adv.whimsically adv. -
17 kurios
ku·ri·os [kuʼri̭o:s] adjwarum bist du so \kurios gekleidet? why are you dressed so oddly? -
18 absonderlich
Adj. peculiar, strange, odd* * *ab|sọn|der|lich1. adjpeculiar, strange2. advpeculiarly, strangely* * *ab·son·der·lich[apˈzɔndɐlɪç]II. adv peculiarly, strangely, oddly\absonderlich aussehen/fühlen/klingen/riechen/schmecken to look/feel/sound/smell/taste peculiar [or strange] [or odd]* * *Adjektiv strange; odd* * *absonderlich adj peculiar, strange, odd* * *Adjektiv strange; odd -
19 auffallend
I Part. Präs. auffallenII Adj. noticeable, conspicuous; Schönheit, Erscheinung etc.: striking; Benehmen: odd, weird; blatant pej.; das Auffallend(st)e daran ist... the odd(est) thing about it is..., the (most) peculiar thing about it is...III Adv.: auffallend schön extraordinarily ( oder strikingly) beautiful, auffallend tüchtig incredibly efficient; auffallend ähnlich sein jemandem/etw.: have a striking resemblance to; einander: be remarkably alike; stimmt auffallend! umg., hum. how right you are!, (it’s only) too true!* * *striking; remarkable; conspicuous; marked; pronounced; blazing; eye-catching; flashy; garish* * *auf|fal|lend1. adjconspicuous, noticeable; Schönheit, Ähnlichkeit, Farbe, Kleider strikingdas Auffallendste an ihr sind die roten Haare — her most striking feature is her red hair, the most striking thing about her is her red hair
2. advconspicuously, noticeably; (= besonders) schön, nett remarkably, strikinglyer ist áúffallend intelligent — he is strikingly or remarkably intelligent
stimmt áúffallend! (hum) — too true!, how right you are!
* * *2) (very noticeable: Her blond hair made her conspicuous in the crowd.) conspicuous3) (noticeable or impressive: She is tall and striking; She wears striking clothes.) striking4) strikingly* * *auf·fal·lend\auffallende Ähnlichkeit/Schönheit striking likeness/beauty▪ \auffallend sein to be strange [or peculiar]▪ etwas/nichts A\auffallendes something/nothing remarkabledas A\auffallend[st]e an ihm sind die roten Haare the [most] striking thing about him is his red hairII. adv1. (in auffallender Weise) strangely, oddly2.* * *1.Adjektiv (auffällig) conspicuous; (eindrucksvoll, bemerkenswert) striking <contrast, figure, appearance, beauty, similarity>2.adverbial (auffällig) conspicuously; (eindrucksvoll, bemerkenswert) <contrast, differ> strikinglystimmt auffallend! — (scherzh.) you're so right!
* * *B. adj noticeable, conspicuous; Schönheit, Erscheinung etc: striking; Benehmen: odd, weird; blatant pej;das Auffallend(st)e daran ist … the odd(est) thing about it is …, the (most) peculiar thing about it is …C. adv:auffallend schön extraordinarily ( oder strikingly) beautiful,auffallend tüchtig incredibly efficient;auffallend ähnlich sein jemandem/etwas: have a striking resemblance to; einander: be remarkably alike;stimmt auffallend! umg, hum how right you are!, (it’s only) too true!* * *1.Adjektiv (auffällig) conspicuous; (eindrucksvoll, bemerkenswert) striking <contrast, figure, appearance, beauty, similarity>2.adverbial (auffällig) conspicuously; (eindrucksvoll, bemerkenswert) <contrast, differ> strikinglystimmt auffallend! — (scherzh.) you're so right!
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20 einzeln
I Adj.1. (allein) individual, single; (getrennt) separate; (abgeschieden) isolated; (besonder...) particular; Baum, Wolke: single, solitary, lone geh.; Schuh etc.: odd, single; jedes einzelne Stück (für sich) each individual piece; (alle) every single piece ( oder one); die einzelnen Mitgliedsstaaten the individual ( oder various) member states; jede(r) Einzelne every (single) one (of them); Mensch: auch every (single) person etc.; vom Einzelnen zum Ganzen from the particular to the general; Einzelnes (manches) some Pl., a few Pl. (things, points, details etc.)2. einzelne Pl. (vereinzelt) a few, some, one or two; Regen-, Schneeschauer: scattered, occasional; lokal begrenzt: isolated3. im Einzelnen geht es um folgende Fragen the points at issue ( oder specific questions) are (as follows); ins Einzelne gehen go into detail(s)II Adv. individually, singly; (getrennt) separately; (nicht gleichzeitig) auch one by one, one at a time; einzeln angeben specify, list, itemize; einzeln stehend Baum, Haus: solitary, isolated; einzeln stehende Gehöfte auch scattered farms* * *discrete (Adj.); individual (Adj.); particular (Adj.); apart (Adv.); isolated (Adj.); odd (Adj.); single (Adj.); solitary (Adj.)* * *ein|zeln ['aintsln]1. adjéínzelne Teile des Bestecks kann man nicht kaufen — you cannot buy individual or separate or single pieces of this cutlery
die éínzelnen Städte, die wir besucht haben — the individual cities which we visited
im éínzelnen Fall — in the particular case
2) Mensch individual3) (= alleinstehend) Baum, Haus single, solitaryéínzeln stehend — solitary
ein paar éínzeln stehende Bäume — a few scattered trees, a few trees here and there
ein éínzeln stehender Baum — a tree (standing) all by itself, a solitary tree
éínzelne Firmen haben... — some firms have..., the odd firm has..., a few odd firms have...
éínzelne Besucher kamen schon früher — a few or one or two visitors came earlier
2. adj (substantivisch)1)(Mensch)
der/die Einzelne — the individualein Einzelner — an individual, a single person
Einzelne — some (people), a few (people), one or two (people)
jeder Einzelne/jede Einzelne — each individual
jeder Einzelne muss dabei helfen — (each and) every one of you/them etc must help
als Einzelner kann man nichts machen — as an individual one can do nothing
2)3)er kam vom Einzelnen zum Allgemeinen — he went from the particular to the general
bis ins Einzelne — right down to the last detail
3. adv1) (= separat) separately, individuallyéínzeln aufführen — to list separately or individually or singly
2) (= nicht zusammen) individuallywir kamen éínzeln — we came separately
die Gäste kamen éínzeln herein — the guests came in separately or singly or one by one
* * *1) (single; separate: Put price labels on each individual item.) individual2) (each separately: I'll deal with each question individually.) individually3) (not one of a pair, set etc: an odd shoe.) odd4) (one only: The spider hung on a single thread.) single5) (one by one; separately: They came all together, but they left singly.) singly* * *ein·zeln[ˈaintsl̩n]I. adj inv\einzelne Teile des Geschirrs können nachgekauft werden individual pieces of this crockery can be purchased at a later dateein \einzelner Mensch könnte nicht alles schaffen one person alone could not do all the workdie \einzelnen Bundesländer the individual federal statesjedes \einzelne Dokument every single [or each individual] documentim \einzelnen Fall in the particular case2. (bei Paaren) oddein \einzelner Schuh an odd shoeim Feld stand eine \einzelne Eiche a solitary oak tree stood in the fieldin dem Raum stand nur ein \einzelnes Sofa in the room stood a solitary sofadie ganzen Felder gehören zu dem \einzelnen Gehöft dort all the fields belong to that one farmals ich zurückkam, saß nur noch eine \einzelne Frau im Warteraum when I came back, there was only one single woman in the waiting room4. (einige)erst waren es nur \einzelne Arbeiter at the beginning there were only a few workerses gab \einzelne Demonstrationen there were demonstrations here and there5. METEO▪ \einzelne pl scattered\einzelne Schauer scattered showersvom E\einzelnen zum Allgemeinen from the particular to the generalim E\einzelnen in detailim E\einzelnen kann ich darauf nicht eingehen I can't go into any more detailan E\einzelnes erinnere ich mich noch gut I can remember some things very well▪ der/die E\einzelne the individual▪ ein E\einzelner/eine E \einzelne an individual; (ein einziger Mensch) a single person, one [single] personwas kann ein E\einzelner schon dagegen ausrichten? what can one [single] person [or a single person] do on their own?als E\einzelner as an individualjede(r, s) E\einzelne each individual; (ausnahmslos jeder) each single person, each single [or each and every] oneich erwarte von jedem E\einzelnen von Ihnen, dass er seine Pflicht tut I expect [each and] every one of you to do your dutysoll ich die Geschenke \einzeln verpacken? shall I pack each present individually?wir kamen \einzeln we came separatelybitte \einzeln eintreten! please come in one at a timeetw \einzeln aufführen to list sth separately\einzeln stehend solitary* * *1) individualdie einzelnen Bände eines Werkes — the individual or separate volumes of a work
ein einzelner Schuh/Handschuh — an odd shoe/glove
schon ein einzelnes von diesen Gläsern — just one of these glasses on its own
2) solitary <building, tree>eine einzelne Dame/ein einzelner Herr — a single lady/gentleman
3)einzelne Regenschauer — scattered or isolated showers
4) substantivisch (einzelner Mensch)der/jeder Einzelne — the/each individual
jeder Einzelne der Betroffenen — every [single] one of those concerned
ins Einzelne gehen — go into detail[s pl.]
* * *A. adj1. (allein) individual, single; (getrennt) separate; (abgeschieden) isolated; (besonder…) particular; Baum, Wolke: single, solitary, lone geh; Schuh etc: odd, single;die einzelnen Mitgliedsstaaten the individual ( oder various) member states;vom Einzelnen zum Ganzen from the particular to the general;2.einzelne pl (vereinzelt) a few, some, one or two; Regen-, Schneeschauer: scattered, occasional; lokal begrenzt: isolated3.im Einzelnen geht es um folgende Fragen the points at issue ( oder specific questions) are( as follows);ins Einzelne gehen go into detail(s)B. adv individually, singly; (getrennt) separately; (nicht gleichzeitig) auch one by one, one at a time;einzeln angeben specify, list, itemize;einzeln stehend Baum, Haus: solitary, isolated;einzeln stehende Gehöfte auch scattered farms* * *1) individualdie einzelnen Bände eines Werkes — the individual or separate volumes of a work
ein einzelner Schuh/Handschuh — an odd shoe/glove
2) solitary <building, tree>eine einzelne Dame/ein einzelner Herr — a single lady/gentleman
3)einzelne Regenschauer — scattered or isolated showers
4) substantivisch (einzelner Mensch)der/jeder Einzelne — the/each individual
jeder Einzelne der Betroffenen — every [single] one of those concerned
ins Einzelne gehen — go into detail[s pl.]
* * *(umständlich) anführen ausdr.to particularise (UK) v.to particularize (US) v. adj.apart adj.discrete adj.odd adj.particular adj.several adj.single adj.solitary adj. adv.apart adv.individually adv.oddly adv.singly adv.
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oddly */ — UK [ˈɒdlɪ] / US [ˈɑdlɪ] adverb 1) in an unusual way that attracts your interest or attention Did you notice how oddly he was behaving? oddly assorted (= not seeming to belong together): an oddly assorted bunch of musicians 2) oddly or oddly… … English dictionary
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oddly — adverb 1 in a strange or unusual way: Brenda s been acting oddly this week. 2 also oddly enough (sentence adverb) used to say that something seems strange or surprising: Oddly enough, her anger made her seem more attractive. 3 oddly… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
oddly — odd|ly [ˈɔdli US ˈa:dli] adv 1.) in a strange or unusual way ▪ She s been behaving oddly this week. 2.) also oddly enough [sentence adverb] used to say that something seems strange or surprising ▪ Oddly enough, someone asked me the same question… … Dictionary of contemporary English
oddly — adv. Oddly is used with these adjectives: ↑coloured, ↑comforting, ↑compelling, ↑detached, ↑distant, ↑disturbing, ↑familiar, ↑fascinating, ↑furtive, ↑pleased, ↑poignant, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
oddly — [ˈɒdli] adv 1) in an unusual way that attracts your interest or attention 2) oddly or oddly enough used for saying that something is not what you would expect in a particular situation … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
oddly — /ˈɒdli/ (say odlee) adverb 1. in an odd manner: to be behaving oddly. 2. strangely; unexpectedly: oddly likeable …
oddly — adverb Date: 1610 1. in an odd manner 2. as is odd < was quite happy, oddly enough > … New Collegiate Dictionary