odd

[ od ]
/ ɒd /

adjective, odd·er, odd·est.

noun

something that is odd.
Golf.
  1. a stroke more than the opponent has played.
  2. British. a stroke taken from a player's total score for a hole in order to give him or her odds.

Origin of odd

1300–50; Middle English odde < Old Norse oddi odd (number)

OTHER WORDS FROM odd

odd·ly, adverb odd·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH odd

ad add odd

Example sentences from the Web for oddly

British Dictionary definitions for oddly

odd
/ (ɒd) /

adjective

noun

golf
  1. one stroke more than the score of one's opponent
  2. an advantage or handicap of one stroke added to or taken away from a player's score
a thing or person that is odd in sequence or number
See also odds

Derived forms of odd

oddly, adverb oddness, noun

Word Origin for odd

C14: odde: from Old Norse oddi point, angle, triangle, third or odd number. Compare Old Norse oddr point, spot, place; Old English ord point, beginning

Scientific definitions for oddly

odd
[ ŏd ]

Divisible by 2 with a remainder of 1, such as 17 or -103.