Odd and Wrong

adjective

• Not divisible by two.
  • synonyms: uneven
• Not easily explained.
  • usage: "it is odd that his name is never mentioned"
• An indefinite quantity more than that specified.
  • usage: "invited 30-odd guests"
• Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected.
  • usage: "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
  • synonyms: curious, funny, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular
• Of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e. G..
  • synonyms: unmatched, unmated, unpaired
• Not used up.
  • usage: "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"
  • synonyms: leftover, left over, left, remaining, unexpended

• (superl.) Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd trifles.
• (superl.) Left over after a definite round number has been taken or mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding a specified number; extra.
• (superl.) 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.
• (superl.) Not paired with another or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove.
• (superl.) Different from what is usual or common; unusual; singular; peculiar; unique; strange.

• Norse: Point
• Norwegian: Possibly derived from Old Norse oddr meaning "point of a sword"

noun

• That which is contrary to the principles of justice or law.
  • usage: "he feels that you are in the wrong"
  • synonyms: wrongfulness
• Any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right.
  • synonyms: legal injury, damage

verb

• Treat unjustly; do wrong to.

adjective

• Not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth.
  • usage: "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"
  • synonyms: incorrect
• Contrary to conscience or morality or law.
  • usage: "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"
• Not appropriate for a purpose or occasion.
  • usage: "said all the wrong things"
  • synonyms: improper
• Not functioning properly.
  • usage: "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
  • synonyms: amiss, awry, haywire
• Based on or acting or judging in error.
  • usage: "it is wrong to think that way"
• Not in accord with established usage or procedure.
  • usage: "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"; "it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts"
  • synonyms: incorrect
• Used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward.
  • usage: "socks worn wrong side out"
• Badly timed.
  • usage: "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"
  • synonyms: ill-timed, unseasonable, untimely
• Characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules.
  • usage: "he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road"
  • synonyms: faulty, incorrect

adverb

• In an inaccurate manner.
  • usage: "he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong"
  • synonyms: incorrectly, wrongly

• (a.) Not fit or suitable to an end or object; not appropriate for an intended use; not according to rule; unsuitable; improper; incorrect; as, to hold a book with the wrong end uppermost; to take the wrong way.
• (a.) Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth.
• (a.) Whatever deviates from moral rectitude; usually, an act that involves evil consequences, as one which inflicts injury on a person; any injury done to or received from; another; a trespass; a violation of right.
• (adv.) In a wrong manner; not rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroneously; wrongly.
• (a.) Deviation or departure from truth or fact; state of falsity; error; as, to be in the wrong.
• (a.) Nonconformity or disobedience to lawful authority, divine or human; deviation from duty; -- the opposite of moral right.
• (v.t.) To treat with injustice; to deprive of some right or to withhold some act of justice from; to do undeserved harm to; to deal unjustly with; to injure.
• (v.t.) To impute evil to unjustly; as, if you suppose me capable of a base act, you wrong me.
• (a.) That which is not right.
• (a.) Not according to the laws of good morals, whether divine or human; not suitable to the highest and best end; not morally right; deviating from rectitude or duty; not just or equitable; not true; not legal; as, a wrong practice; wrong ideas; wrong inclinations and desires.
• (a.) Not according to truth; not conforming to fact or intent; not right; mistaken; erroneous; as, a wrong statement.
• imp. of Wring. Wrung.
• (a.) Twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose.