Oddly and Usually

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Oddly adverb - In a strange manner.

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Usually is an antonym for oddly.

Nearby Words: odd, oddity

Usually adverb - According to the usual course of things.

Usage example: we usually go out to eat on Fridays

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Oddly is an antonym for usually.

Nearby Words: usual, usualness

In a similar vein, putting a stand up comedian in a show about international politics or similar won't usually go over well but oddly, the reverse probably isn't the case.

Source: Story-Breaker Team-Up
Oddly compared to how this trope is usually played, the victim doesn't seem to mind it and spends the rest of movie trying to convince everyone else that the alien isn't a bad guy.

Source: Film / Night of the Blood Beast
In the Not Safe for Work web series-thingy(?) Felarya has many of the giants get distracted by prey, usually done for comedic affect, oddly enough.

Source: Delicious Distraction

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