də(s), (ˈ)di(s)+ adjective
Etymology: dis- (I) + similar
: not similar : unlike
Americans who had been reared in the most dissimilar places and born into the most dissimilar families — Oscar Handlin
completely dissimilar cultures — K.E.Read
the military requirements are not dissimilar from those for defense — Fletcher Pratt
those pumps … were not dissimilar to those once familiar to everyone on a farm — J.B.Conant
• dis·similarly “+ adverb