What's the difference between matchless and odd?

Matchless


Definition:

  • (a.) Having no equal; unequaled.
  • (a.) Unlike each other; unequal; unsuited.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) I knew Bernardine for more than 25 years, and the purity of her thought and the precision of her phrase-making, whether in conversation or in writing, were matchless.
  • (2) Dobbs writes that "the relentlessly upbeat tone was established by the court historian, Arthur M Schlesinger Jr, who wrote that Kennedy had 'dazzled the world' through a 'combination of toughness and restraint, of will, nerve and wisdom, so brilliantly controlled, so matchlessly calibrated'."
  • (3) The jury is still out on BBC3 and BBC4, as well as on BBC World, while the digitising of the corporation's matchless archive has faltered.
  • (4) Bates was an infinitely versatile actor at home in all media; but what one will remember, especially in modern drama, is his matchless ability to suggest a quicksilver intelligence imbued with mischievous irony.
  • (5) The matchless lineup included Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper , Christopher Walken, Brad Pitt and Gary Oldman.
  • (6) Listening to the voluptuous precision with which he articulated his dream of feasting "on the swelling, unctuous paps of a fat, pregnant sow", it was good to be reminded of the matchless clarity of the Richardson voice which remains one of the great treasures of my theatre-going lifetime.
  • (7) His matchless magnificence, the self-proclaimed “greatness”, was invented early as a cheery prizefighter’s publicity stunt.
  • (8) The documentation of the vascular lymphatic system culminates in the matchless work "Vasorum Lymphaticorum Corporis Humani..." by Paolo Mascagni (1755-1815) which Susini (1773-1814) immortalized in ceroplastic statues.
  • (9) Even at that matchless speed a journey to the nearest star would take thousands of years.
  • (10) In his next tweet Fry said he thought Chahidi – currently playing the Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger as well as the former foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind in Privacy at the Donmar Warehouse – should win the category "for his matchless Maria."
  • (11) Especially the last yields three-dimensional casts which are matchless in elegance and definition of the relationship between lymphatic and blood vessels; 3) three-dimensional models from serial ultrathin sections, which represent a fundamental tool in order to go through the processes of transendothelial transport; 4) in vivo cinematography documents the lymph pulsed flow, the contractile activity of superficial lymphatic collectors and the play of their valves.
  • (12) "A moment for English cricket fans to do what they do with such matchless wit and poise - lose really badly.
  • (13) Surrounded by glass panels and comfortable limestone walls, they are missing the best view of the museum, which is from the far side of the river, a Styx with a matchless prospect and the promise of a return trip.

Odd


Definition:

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

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Men who ever farmed were at slightly elevated risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (odds ratio = 1.2, 95% confidence interval = 1.0-1.5) that was not linked to specific crops or particular animals.
  • (2) Odds ratios were computed by multiple logistic regression analysis and revealed no additional relationships; however, there were suggested dose-response gradients for height, weight at age 20, and body surface area in the Japanese women and for breast size in the Caucasian women.
  • (3) Tap the relevant details into Google, though, and the real names soon appear before your eyes: the boss in question, stern and yet oddly quixotic, is Phyllis Westberg of Harold Ober Associates.
  • (4) The adjusted odds ratio of having one or more hospitalization for current drinkers relative to life-long abstainers in females was 0.67 (95 per cent confidence interval 0.57-0.79) and in males was 0.74 (0.57-0.96).
  • (5) At concentrations below the respective median for each variable, odds ratios of between 1.42 and 1.67 were calculated whereas at concentrations above the respective medians the odds ratios ranged from 4.50 to 6.33 (P less than 0.001).
  • (6) And that ancient Basque cultural gem – the mysterious language with its odd Xs, Ks and Ts – will be honoured at every turn in a city where it was forbidden by Franco.
  • (7) The odds are that Zuckerberg will one day face an opponent that can't be bought."
  • (8) Paul Doyle Kick-off Sunday midday Venue St Mary’s Stadium Last season Southampton 2 Leicester City 2 Live Sky Sports 1 Referee Michael Oliver This season G 18, Y 60, R 1, 3.44 cards per game Odds H 5-6 A 4-1 D 5-2 Southampton Subs from Taylor, Martina, Stephens, Davis, Rodriguez, Sims, Ward-Prowse Doubtful Bertrand, Davis, Van Dijk (all match fitness) Injured Boufal (knee, Jan), Hesketh (ankle, Feb), Targett (hamstring, Feb), Austin (shoulder, Mar), Pied (knee, Jun), Gardos (knee, unknown) Suspended None Form DWLLLL Discipline Y37 R2 Leading scorer Austin 6 Leicester City Subs from Zieler, Hamer, Wasilewski, Gray, Fuchs, James, Okazaki, Hernández, Kapustka, King Doubtful None Injured None Suspended None Unavailable Amartey, Mahrez, Slimani (Africa Cup of Nations) Form LDLWDL Discipline Y44 R1 Leading scorers Slimani, Vardy 5
  • (9) All variables except perceived personal risk were found to be significantly related to the intention to provide medical care although knowledge showed the weakest relationship (Odds Ratio = 2.14).
  • (10) Patients with cancer of floor of the mouth and oral tongue had higher odds ratios for alcohol drinking than subjects with cancers of other sites.
  • (11) Silvio Berlusconi's government is battling to stay in the eurozone against mounting odds – not least the country's mountain of state debt, which is the largest in the single currency area.
  • (12) Matched-pair analysis yielded an odds ratio of 7.0 with a 95% confidence interval of 1.7 to 28.
  • (13) When the 2 preinvasive disease categories were combined, an elevated odds ratio of borderline significance was found for 2 of the 3 lower quintiles for the 4 low quintiles combined.
  • (14) Among all subgroups, the odds ratios adjusted for pertinent confounders and interactions fluctuated randomly by about 0.9 and showed no consistent trend with increased alcohol consumption.
  • (15) Case mothers were more likely to report occupational exposure to metals (odds ratio [OR] = 8.0, P = 0.01), petroleum products (OR = 3.7, P = 0.03), and paints or pigments (OR = 3.7, P = 0.05).
  • (16) Regardless of age, smoking pack-years, and nasal allergic reactions, the prevalence of asthma was significantly associated with the use of carbamate insecticides (prevalence odds ratio = 1.8, 95% confidence interval: 1.1 to 3.1, p = 0.02).
  • (17) Belfast in Odd Man Out Released in 1947, directed by Carol Reed Facebook Twitter Pinterest Carol Reed is a brilliant director of cities in films.
  • (18) Human immunodeficiency virus infection was significantly higher for those women who acknowledge intravenous drug use (odds ratio 12.9, 95% confidence interval 7.3 to 22.7), were born in Haiti (odds ratio 2.6, 95% confidence interval 1.6 to 4.1), lacked prenatal care (odds ratio 2.2, 95% confidence interval 1.1 to 4.2), or received prenatal care at the hospital clinic versus a neighborhood health center (odds ratio 3.0, 95% confidence interval 1.7 to 5.3).
  • (19) Using the Mantel-Haenszel estimate of the odds ratio, no association was found between the number of moves and MS.
  • (20) The occurrence of gastric parietal cell antibody (PCA) and smooth muscle antibody (SMA) was not associated with practolol therapy (odds ratio of 2-4 and 1-9 respectively).