otherish

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adjective

Pertaining or belonging to another kind; different.

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Meanings

adjectiveotherish (comparative more otherish, superlative most otherish)

comparative more otherish · superlative most otherish

  1. Pertaining or belonging to another kind; different.

    This likens the insect to another otherish human―not impossibly cruel this time, but impossibly brilliant.

    2007, Charlotte Sleigh, Six legs better: a cultural history of myrmecology
  2. Concerned with or directed toward others; selfless.

    About the word "altruistic" and the suggestion of "otherish," the real meaning of the difficulty about a word for "regard to others," is that we do not want it.

    1884, James Hinton, The law-breaker and the coming of the law

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
abstemiousself-abnegatoryself-denyingself-flagellatoryself-sacrificing

Origin

From other + -ish. Cognate with Dutch anders (“different”).

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Cite this entry
APA

otherish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otherish

MLA

“otherish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otherish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “otherish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otherish.

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