"otherish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more otherish [comparative], most otherish [superlative]
Etymology: From other + -ish. Cognate with Dutch anders (“different”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|other|ish}} other + -ish, {{cog|nl|anders||different}} Dutch anders (“different”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} otherish (comparative more otherish, superlative most otherish)
  1. Pertaining or belonging to another kind; different.
    Sense id: en-otherish-en-adj-Xy72e1Ff
  2. Concerned with or directed toward others; selfless.
    Sense id: en-otherish-en-adj-uJr~ogFR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 26 74

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