otherly
English
Adjective
otherly (comparative more otherly, superlative most otherly)
- Pertaining to something or someone else; different.
- 1989, John R. Seeley, Community chest: a case study in philanthropy:
- As against this "otherly" and warlike definition, there occurs and recurs, both in the public relations literature and in the serious discussion of policy, a more "brotherly" and peaceful set of themes, parallel to those which permit [...]
- 2000, Phoebe Eng, Warrior Lessons: An Asian American Woman's Journey Into Power:
- [...] sense of cultural pride, we have become fixated on the only apparent characteristic that labels us as otherly.
- 1989, John R. Seeley, Community chest: a case study in philanthropy:
- Pertaining or directed toward others; otherish.
- 2011, Ed Cook, Just a Thought:
- He has no needs or wants that are not met within the eternal community of otherly love known as the triune Godhead of Father, Son, and Spirit. God doesn't need us.
- 2011, Ed Cook, Just a Thought:
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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”).
Adverb
otherly (comparative more otherly, superlative most otherly)
- (nonstandard) Otherwise; differently.
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