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oddsome

oddsome adjective: marked by oddness; strange.

Adjective

oddsome (comparative more oddsome, superlative most oddsome)

  1. Marked by oddness; strange
    • When comes the ferry of the curious stare / From ports beyond horizons of the oddsome lobe, / The island hides its nature from the littoral glare / And lets the windblown dunes it's soul enrobe.2014, Gardiner M. Weir, A Life of Memories
    • “'Tis an oddsome thing. They all be looking for you, and I, who wanted only to run off, stumble across you. Good fortune for me, as Lord Mandrake has promised a reward.”2016, Karen Cushman, Grayling's Song

Forms of oddsome

comparativemore oddsome
superlativemost oddsome

Origin of oddsome

From odd + -some.

Questions about oddsome

What does oddsome mean?
Oddsome means marked by oddness; strange.
What part of speech is oddsome?
Oddsome is an adjective.

Words near oddsome in the dictionary

  1. oddsmakers
  2. oddsmaking
  3. oddsman
  4. oddsmen
  5. oddso
  6. oddsome
  7. oddswise
  8. oddvertisement
  9. oddvertisements
  10. oddvertising
  11. Oddy

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