under other circumstances: Otherwise they may get broken.
in another manner; differently: Under the circumstances, I can't believe otherwise.
in other respects: an otherwise happy life.
conjunction
or else; if not: Button up your overcoat, otherwise you'll catch cold.
adjective
other or different; of another nature or kind: We hoped his behavior would be otherwise.
in other or different circumstances: An otherwise pleasure had become a grinding chore.
Origin of otherwise
before 900; Middle English; Old English (on) ōthre wīsan (in) another manner. See other, -wise
Words nearby otherwise
other side of the tracks, other than, other things being equal, otherwhere, otherwhile, otherwise, other woman, other world, otherworldly, Othin, Othman
Placed in drinking water, fluoride can serve people who otherwise have poor access to dental care.
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If someone wants to ensure a direct and secure connection, no entity, whether a hotel or otherwise, should be able to block it.
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Larson, as usual, instills gravitas and agency in an otherwise underwritten character.
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Millennials—rich or otherwise—have been notoriously uninterested in politics.
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Otherwise, we will be but celebrating an empty holiday, missing its true meaning altogether.
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Otherwise it would become so discursive that one could not possibly follow it.
Music: An Art and a Language|Walter Raymond Spalding
It is important that the apples be very dry, as otherwise the cream will not be light.
The Apple|Various
Copyright proprietors should not be required to disclose it otherwise, satisfying the curiosity of business rivals and others.
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Providence has ordained it otherwise, and death arrests my progress.
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Otherwise, if he had to change his boots during the daytime he put on another pair.
The Eldest Son|Archibald Marshall
British Dictionary definitions for otherwise
otherwise
/ (ˈʌðəˌwaɪz) /
sentence connector
or else; if not, thengo home — otherwise your mother will worry
adverb
differentlyI wouldn't have thought otherwise
in other respectsan otherwise hopeless situation
adjective
(predicative)of an unexpected nature; differentthe facts are otherwise
pronoun
something different in outcomesuccess or otherwise
Word Origin for otherwise
C14: from Old English on ōthre wīsan in other manner
usage for otherwise
The expression otherwise than means in any other way than and should not be followed by an adjective: no-one taught by this method can be other than (not otherwise than) successful; you are not allowed to use the building otherwise than as a private dwelling