otherish

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

otherish

Where it comes from

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

adjective more otherish · most otherish

Pertaining or belonging to another kind; different. This likens the insect to another otherish human―not impossibly cruel this time, but impossibly brilliant.
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.

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"otherish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/otherish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

otherish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/otherish

Chicago

"otherish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/otherish.

BibTeX

@misc{otherish_2026,
  title = {otherish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/otherish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}