Difference between Strangely and Oddly

What is the difference between Strangely and Oddly?

Strangely as an adverb is in a strange or coincidental manner. while Oddly as an adjective is in an odd manner; unevenly.

Strangely

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: In a strange or coincidental manner.

Example sentence: I get strangely obsessed about the cleanliness of my house.

Oddly

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: In an odd manner; unevenly.In a peculiar manner; strangely; queerly; curiously.In a manner measured by an odd number.

Example sentence: Trying to overcome addiction is one of the hardest things for a person to do. And the fact that I had to do it under the scrutiny of tabloid press at first made it seem even more difficult. But in fact, it oddly ended up being a plus. Because of the tabloid stuff, it wasn't like I could walk into a bar and order a drink.

We hope you now know whether to use Strangely or Oddly in your sentence.

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