About The Word Otherwise
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What's The Definition Of Otherwise?
[adv] in other respects or ways; "he is otherwise normal"; "the funds are not otherwise available"; "an otherwise hopeless situation"
[adv] in another and different manner; "very soon you will know differently"; "she thought otherwise" [adj] other than as supposed or expected; "the outcome was otherwise" Synonyms | Synonyms for Otherwise: differently | other Related Terms | Find terms related to Otherwise: a rebours | against the grain | alias | another | arsy-varsy | by contraries | contra | contrarily | contrariously | contrariwise | conversely | differently | disparate | dissimilar | distant | divergent | diverse | diversely | else | elsewise | if not | in another way | in flat opposition | in other respects | in other ways | inversely | just the opposite | nay rather | not that sort | not the same | not the type | of a sort | of another sort | of sorts | on the contrary | oppositely | or else | other | other than | peculiar | per contra | quite the contrary | rare | rather | special | sui generis | than | to the contrary | topsy-turvy | tout au contraire | unalike | unequal | unique | unlike | upside down | variously | vice versa See Also | Otherwise In Webster's Dictionary \Oth"er*wise`\, adv. [Other + wise manner.]
1. In a different manner; in another way, or in other ways;
differently; contrarily. --Chaucer.
Thy father was a worthy prince, And merited, alas! a
better fate; But Heaven thought otherwise.
--Addison.
2. In other respects.
It is said, truly, that the best men otherwise are
not always the best in regard of society. --Hooker.
3. In different circumstances; under other conditions; as, I
am engaged, otherwise I would accept.
Note: Otherwise, like so and thus, may be used as a
substitute for the opposite of a previous adjective,
noun, etc.
Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as
a fool receive me. --2 Cor. xi.
16.
Her eyebrows . . . rather full than otherwise.
--Fielding.
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