oddish

American  

[od-ish] / ˈɒd ɪʃ /

adjective

1. rather odd; queer.

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Etymology

Origin of oddish

First recorded in 1695–1705; odd + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Bless your honour's soul, he is a very oddish kind of a gentleman.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur

Some time ago a grave, oddish kind of a man boarded at a farmer's in this parish.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur

Fowl, I fancy: for as I came round the lake I heard some oddish screaming in the direction of the cliff yonder, which was that taken by Ossaroo.

From The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" by Reid, Mayne

Bless your honour's soul, he is, as it were, a very oddish kind of a gentleman.

From The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle by Smollett, T. (Tobias)

In the earlier books the brilliant yet self-centred poet of Paracelsus is still paramount, and even the "oddish boy" who had shyly evolved Pauline is not entirely effaced.

From Robert Browning by Herford, C. H. (Charles Harold)