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  • 21odd — adjective 1 STRANGE different from what is normal or expected: an odd character | Isn t that odd? She s never done that before. | An odd thing happened last night! | it is odd (that): It s odd that Diana never answered your letter. | the odd… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22odd — [[t]ɒ̱d[/t]] ♦♦ odder, oddest 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone or something as odd, you think that they are strange or unusual. → See also odd looking He d always been odd, but not to this extent... What an odd coincidence that he should… …

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  • 23odd — adj. & n. adj. 1 extraordinary, strange, queer, remarkable, eccentric. 2 casual, occasional, unconnected (odd jobs; odd moments). 3 not normally noticed or considered; unpredictable (in some odd corner; picks up odd bargains). 4 additional;… …

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  • 24odd — oddly, adv. oddness, n. /od/, adj., odder, oddest, n. adj. 1. differing in nature from what is ordinary, usual, or expected: an odd choice. 2. singular or peculiar in a strange or eccentric way: an odd person; odd manners. 3. fantastic; bizarre:… …

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  • 25odd — [[t]ɒd[/t]] adj. er, est 1) differing in nature from what is usual or expected: an odd creature; an odd choice[/ex] 2) peculiar or eccentric: an odd person[/ex] 3) fantastic; bizarre: an odd taste in clothing[/ex] 4) math. leaving a remainder of… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26odd — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, taste ▪ consider sth, find sth, think sth …

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  • 27odd — 01. What an [odd] question. Why are you asking me that? 02. Oliver, usually the biggest talker, was [oddly] silent at yesterday s meeting. 03. Natalie is kind of an [odd] person, but once you get to know her she can be a lot of fun. 04. That… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 28odd — /ɒd / (say od) adjective 1. differing in character from what is ordinary or usual: an odd choice. 2. singular or peculiar in a freakish or eccentric way, as persons or their manners, etc. 3. fantastic or bizarre, as things. 4. out of the way;… …

  • 29odd — adj. 1) odd to + inf. (it was odd of her to do that) 2) odd that + clause (it s odd that she is not at home) * * * [ɒd] odd to + inf. (it was odd of her to do that) odd that + clause (it s odd that she is not at home) …

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  • 30odd — adjective Etymology: Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi point of land, triangle, odd number; akin to Old English ord point of a weapon Date: 14th century 1. a. being without a corresponding mate < an odd shoe > b. (1) left over after others …

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