"otherwards" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: other + -wards; compare otherward. Etymology templates: {{af|en|other|-wards}} other + -wards Head templates: {{en-adv|?}} otherwards
  1. Towards an other or another direction.
    Sense id: en-otherwards-en-adv-1cqaVPoE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -wards

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          "ref": "1902, Thomas Carlyle, Sartor Resartus: A Fully Annotated Edition with an Introductory Essay on Thomas Carlyle, page 172",
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