otherwise
Part of speech: adv
adj
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: manner
Etymology: From Middle English otherwise, othre wise, from Old English on ōþre wīsan (literally “in (on) other/different manner”); equivalent to other + -wise. Compare West Frisian yn oarwei (“otherwise”), Icelandic öðruvísi (“different”).
Base: other
Affixes: -wise
Inflected forms:
Senses:
gloss: Differently, in another way.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
examples: Near-synonyms: contrarily, contrastingly
You may have a point, but I think otherwise.
Do you want the newest items put up top, or do you want it done otherwise?
Could I do otherwise than smile?
It is not permitted to sell or otherwise distribute any copies.
If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, euen the wordes of our Lord Iesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godlinesse:
Much as I wish that I had not to write this chapter, I know that I shall have to swallow many such bitter draughts in the course of this narrative. And I cannot do otherwise, if I claim to be a worshipper of Truth. […]
Fabio Capello insisted Rooney was in the right frame of mind to play in stormy Podgorica despite his father's arrest on Thursday in a probe into alleged betting irregularities, but his flash of temper - when he kicked out at Miodrag Dzudovic - suggested otherwise.
gloss: In different circumstances; or else.
pos: adv
tags: conjunctive
not-comparable
examples: I’m not well today, otherwise I would have helped.
You have to open your umbrella, otherwise you'll get wet.
They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.
No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.
Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work. The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered,[…].
gloss: In all other respects; apart from that; except for this.
pos: adv
tags: conjunctive
not-comparable
examples: He lost his temper once in a while. Otherwise he behaved rationally.
There was one rotten apple in an otherwise perfect batch.
Looking back at more than four years spent going to college I can now positively say that the most meaninful thing I accomplished (the only meaningful thing I accomplished!) was establishing a gay liberation group on campus. Otherwise my college education was almost useless.
Robin van Persie squandered United's best chance late on but otherwise it was a relatively comfortable afternoon for Liverpool's new goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, who has yet to concede a Premier League goal since his £9m summer move from Sunderland.
gloss: Other than supposed; different.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise.
Statistics need lots of information, digital and otherwise.
Derived words: otherwise engaged
otherwiseness
until proven otherwise
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