oddly coloured

Frequency: 4.81.9 per million words

having a strange or unusual colour

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Examples (20)

  • The water from the tap was oddly coloured, so we decided not to drink it.
  • The fish had oddly coloured scales.
  • He found an oddly coloured stone on the beach, a swirl of purple and green.
  • She wore an oddly coloured hat to the party.
  • The artist used an oddly coloured paint to create a sense of unease in the portrait.
  • The sky turned oddly coloured before the storm.
  • After the chemical spill, the river became an oddly coloured shade of orange.
  • He painted the walls an oddly coloured shade of green.
  • Her bruise was oddly coloured, shifting from yellow to a strange grey.
  • We found an oddly coloured flower in the garden.
  • The sky at sunset was oddly coloured with streaks of pink and sickly yellow.
  • The abstract painting featured oddly coloured shapes.
  • In the fantasy novel, the hero drinks an oddly coloured potion to gain magical powers.
  • Its leaves were oddly coloured, almost purple.
  • This mushroom is oddly coloured; it might be poisonous.
  • The artist preferred working with oddly coloured pigments.
  • The baker was concerned because the cake batter had turned an oddly coloured grey.
  • Her new dress was oddly coloured, a mix of orange and blue.
  • The fabric was oddly coloured after a mistake in the dyeing process.
  • The bird's feathers were oddly coloured, making it stand out.