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Webster 1913 Edition


Odd

Odd

(ŏd)
,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Odder
(ŏd′ẽr)
;
sup
erl.
Oddest
.]
[OE.
odde
, fr. Icel.
oddi
a tongue of land, a triangle, an odd number (from the third or odd angle, or point, of a triangle), orig., a point, tip; akin to Icel.
oddr
point, point of a weapon, Sw.
udda
odd,
udd
point, Dan.
od
,
AS
.
ord
, OHG.
ort
, G.
ort
place (cf. E.
point
, for change of meaning).]
1.
Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single;
as, an
odd
shoe; an
odd
glove.
2.
Not divisible by 2 without a remainder; not capable of being evenly paired, one unit with another;
as, 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, etc., are
odd
numbers
.
I hope good luck lies in
odd
numbers.
Shakespeare
3.
Left over after a definite round number has been taken or mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding a specified number; extra.
Sixteen hundred and
odd
years after the earth was made, it was destroyed in a deluge.
T. Burnet.
There are yet missing of your company
Some few
odd
lads that you remember not.
Shakespeare
4.
Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable;
as,
odd
jobs;
odd
minutes;
odd
trifles.
5.
Different from what is usual or common; unusual; singular; peculiar; unique; strange.
“An odd action.”
Shak.
“An odd expression.”
Thackeray.

Syn. – extraordinary; queer.
The
odd
man, to perform all things perfectly, is, in my poor opinion, Joannes Sturmius.
Ascham.
Patients have sometimes coveted
odd
things.
Arbuthnot.
Locke’s Essay would be a very
odd
book for a man to make himself master of, who would get a reputation by critical writings.
Spectator.
Syn. – Quaint; unmatched; singular; unusual; extraordinary; strange; queer; eccentric; whimsical; fantastical; droll; comical. See
Quaint
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Odd

ODD

,
Adj.
1.
Not even; not divisible into equal numbers; as one, three, five, seven, &c.
Good luck lies in odd numbers.
2.
Left or remaining after the union, estimate or use of even numbers; or remaining after round numbers or any number specified; as the odd number; the odd man.
Sixteen hundred and odd years after the earth was made, it was destroyed by a deluge.
3.
Singular; extraordinary; differing from what is usual; strange; as an odd phenomenon.
It sometimes implies dislike or contempt; as an odd fellow.
4.
Not noted; unheeded; not taken into the common account.
There are yet missing some few odd lads that you remember not.
5.
Uncommon; particular.
The odd man to perform all three perfectly is Joannes Sturmis.
6.
Uncommon; in appearance improper or not likely to answer the purpose. This is an odd way of doing things.
Locke's Essay would be an odd book for a man to make himself master of, who would get a reputation by his critical writings.
7.
Separate from that which is regularly occupied; remaining unemployed. I will take some odd time to do this business. He may do it at odd times.

Definition 2024


ödd

ödd

See also: odd, oedd, Odd, ODD, o'dd, and -oedd

Swedish

Verb

ödd

  1. past participle of öda.