otherly

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Definition of otherly

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

Pertaining to something or someone else; different.

“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 [...]”
“[...] sense of cultural pride, we have become fixated on the only apparent characteristic that labels us as otherly.”

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adj

Pertaining to something or someone else; different.

“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 [...]”
“[...] sense of cultural pride, we have become fixated on the only apparent characteristic that labels us as otherly.”
Pertaining or directed toward others; otherish.

“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.”

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From other + -ly.

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