Elsewise

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Elsewise

adj.
struck by the poignant strangeness of other people’s homes, which smell and feel so different than your own—seeing the details of their private living space, noticing their little daily rituals, the way they’ve arranged their things, the framed photos of people you’ll never know.

From else, other + wise, with reference to.

Ironsick

a group of random devices

Hiddled

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Appriesse

a blurry image of a person looking at mounted images

Anchorage

a person's arm extended over river rapids

Ochisia

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Vicarous

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