oddest

Adjective

odd (not generally comparable, comparative odder, superlative oddest)

1. (not comparable, usually) Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
   • She slept in, which was very odd.

   Synonyms:

   unusual, strange, aberrant, abnormal, alien, anomalous, as queer as Dick's hatband, bizarre, booky, curious

   Antonyms:

   common, familiar, mediocre, average, basic, bog-standard, common as bums, common as dirt, common as muck, common as pig tracks

   1. (not comparable, usually) Peculiar, singular and strange in looks or character; eccentric, bizarre.
      • [One of them would] say, 'Hi, Mother.' This might be Chrissie with the purple hair and black lipstick, or Adam, who usually wore odd leather stuff. Sometimes 'Hi' was all I heard; other times they'd stay and talk for a minute.2003, Kenneth Rubin, Andrea Thompson, The Friendship Factor, Penguin, →ISBN
2. (not comparable, usually) Without a corresponding mate in a pair or set; unmatched; (of a pair or set) mismatched.
   • Optimistically, he had a corner of a drawer for odd socks.

   Synonyms:

   single, mismatched

3. (not comparable, usually) Left over, remaining after the rest have been paired or grouped.
   • I'm the odd one out.
4. (not comparable, usually) Left over or remaining (as a small amount) after counting, payment, etc.
   • "Here, I have some odd change that should make things easier." As Tish turned and reached for the cigarettes, Eric took some loose coins from his pocket and placed the change from the twenty into his other pocket.2009, Sam O'Connor, Tales of Old Las Vegas: Inside are a Few Stories Set in the 60's, where There was More to the Action Than the Games, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 187
5. (not comparable, usually) Scattered; occasional, infrequent; not forming part of a set or pattern.
   • I don't speak Latin well, so in hearing a dissertation in Latin, I would only be able to make out the odd word of it.

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