otherguess
English
Alternative forms
- othergates, otherguise
Etymology
Corruption of othergates.
Adjective
otherguess (not comparable)
- (archaic) Of another kind; different. [from 17th c.]
- 1732, George Berkeley, “The First Dialogue”, in Alciphron: Or, The Minute Philosopher. […], volume I, London: […] J[acob] Tonson […], →OCLC, section XV, page 57:
- Be aſſured I have in reſerve a body of othergueſs arguments, vvhich I am ready to produce.
- 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:
- “I have known other-guess authors than you (that is, in point of interest and fame) kept in continual attendance and dependance during the best part of their lives, and after all, disappointed in the expectation of seeing their performances exhibited on the stage.”
Adverb
otherguess (not comparable)
- (obsolete) In another way.
References
- “otherguess”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.