otherly

Adjective

(comparative more otherly, superlative most otherly)

Pertaining to something or someone else; different.
Pertaining or directed toward others; otherish.

Origin

From other +‎ -ly.

Adverb

(comparative more otherly, superlative most otherly)

(nonstandard) Otherwise; differently.

Origin

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 [script?] (anþarleiko, “otherwise”).

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