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W3S1 [ɔd US a:d] adj comparative odder superlative oddest
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1¦(strange)¦
2 the odd occasion/day/moment/drink etc
3¦(various)¦
4¦(not in a pair/set)¦
5 odd number
6 20-odd/30-odd etc
7 the odd man/one out
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[Date: 1300-1400; : Old Norse; Origin: oddi 'point of land, triangle, odd number']
1.) ¦(STRANGE)¦
different from what is normal or expected, especially in a way that you disapprove of or cannot understand
▪ It was an odd thing to say.
▪ an odd way to behave
▪ They're an odd couple.
▪ There was something odd about him.
▪ What she did was unforgivable, but the odd thing was he didn't seem to mind.
▪ She was holding an extremely odd-looking weapon.
it is/seems odd (that)
▪ It seemed odd that he wanted a picture of me.
see usage note ↑unusual
2.) the odd occasion/day/moment/drink etc
especially BrE a few occasions, days etc that happen at various times but not often and not regularly
▪ Lack of sleep doesn't matter on the odd occasion.
▪ I take the odd day off work.
▪ I like the odd glass of wine with my dinner.
▪ Jo smokes the odd cigarette.
3.) ¦(VARIOUS)¦ [only before noun]
not specially chosen or collected
▪ Any odd scrap of paper will do.
4.) ¦(NOT IN A PAIR/SET)¦ [only before noun]
separated from a pair or set
▪ an odd shoe
odd socks/gloves etc
(=not a matching pair of socks etc)
▪ He was wearing odd socks.
5.) odd number
a number that cannot be divided exactly by two, for example 1, 3, 5, 7 etc
≠ even number
6.) 20-odd/30-odd etc
spoken a little more than 20 etc
▪ I have another 20-odd years to work before I retire.
7.) the odd man/one out
BrE someone or something that is different from the rest of the group or not included in it
▪ Which shape is the odd one out?
▪ I was always the odd one out at school.
>oddness n [U]
→↑oddly

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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