oddly

Questions about oddly

What does oddly mean?

oddly means "in a manner differing from the usual or expected". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in oddly?

oddly has 2 syllables: odd-ly. The stress falls on "odd". In IPA it is /ˈɑdli/.

What is another word for oddly?

Close synonyms include inexplicably, curiously, peculiarly, queerly, strangely. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is oddly a common word?

oddly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.