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adjective odd pronunciation in British English /ɒd/
  1. 1
    unusual or unexpected in a way that attracts your interest or attention
    Harry’s behaviour did seem a little odd.
    it is odd (that): It’s very odd that he hasn’t sent you a birthday present.
    strike someone as odd (=make someone think that something is unexpected): It struck me as odd that there was no reply to my letter.
    odd-sounding: an odd-sounding name
    odd-looking: The children were very odd-looking in their costumes.
    the odd thing is (that) (=it is unexpected that): But the odd thing was that I didn’t feel guilty.
    that’s odd: That’s odd, I thought I left my coat on the chair.
  2. 2
    [only before noun] not happening frequently or regularly
    The weather will remain cloudy with odd showers here and there.
    the/an odd something: I enjoy the odd beer now and again (=I like to have a beer sometimes) .
  3. 3
    The file was stuffed with notes and odd bits of paper.
  4. 4
    [usually before noun] an odd number is a whole number that cannot be divided exactly by two, for example 1, 3, 5, 7 etc
  5. 5
    odd socks/shoes/gloves
  6. 6
    [never before noun] informal approximately
    There were 200 odd people in the room.
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