| odd | (<ocr/d), a. [Compar. Odder (<ocr/d"<etil/r); superl. 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.
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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.
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-I hope good luck lies in odd numbers. Shak.
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Left over after a definite round number has been taken or mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding a specified number; extra.
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-Sixteen hundred and odd years after the earth was made, it was destroyed in a deluge. T. Burnet.
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