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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
numbersI 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
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.