otherly.
Pertaining to something or someone else; different.
Meaning & usage
Pertaining to something or someone else; different.
Pertaining or directed toward others; otherish.
Where this word comes from
From other + -ly.
Otherwise; differently.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English otherliche, from Old English ōþerlīċe (“otherwise, differently”), equivalent to other + -ly. Cognate with Old Saxon ōþarlīk, Old High German andarlīh, Icelandic annarligur, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍉 (anþarleikō, “otherwise”).
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