otherwise

[Oth·er*wise`]

In different circumstances; under other conditions; as, I am engaged, otherwise I would accept.

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In a different manner; in another way, or in other ways; differently; contrarily.

Adjective S.
other than as supposed or expected; "the outcome was otherwise"

Adverb
in other respects or ways; "he is otherwise normal"; "the funds are not otherwise available"; "an otherwise hopeless situation"

Adverb
in another and different manner; "very soon you will know differently"; "she thought otherwise"


adv.
In a different manner; in another way, or in other ways; differently; contrarily.

adv.
In other respects.

adv.
In different circumstances; under other conditions; as, I am engaged, otherwise I would accept.


Otherwise

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.
2. In other respects.
It is said, truly, that the best men otherwise are not always the best in regard of society.
3. In different circumstances; under other conditions; as, I am engaged, otherwise I would accept. &hand; 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.
Her eyebrows . . . rather full than otherwise.

In a different manner; in another way, or in other ways; differently; contrarily.

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Usage Examples

Criticism is the windows and chandeliers of art: it illuminates the enveloping darkness in which art might otherwise rest only vaguely discernible, and perhaps altogether unseen.

Being a sex symbol has to do with an attitude, not looks. Most men think it's looks, most women know otherwise.

Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.

A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.

A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best but what he has said or done otherwise shall give him no peace.

A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world.

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Other Usage Examples

A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circlue of our felicities.

Always leave something to wish for otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.

Community health centers do a great deal with limited resources. They provide critical medical care services to many who would otherwise have no other place to go or would end up in an emergency room.

Diligent as one must be in learning, one must be as diligent in forgetting otherwise the process is one of pedantry, not culture.

A definition of poetry can only determine what poetry should be and not what poetry actually was and is otherwise the most concise formula would be: Poetry is that which at some time and some place was thus named.

But when I was a teenager, the idea of spending the rest of my life in a factory was real depressing. So the idea that I could become a musician opened up some possibilities I didn't see otherwise.

All stories should have some honesty and truth in them, otherwise you're just playing about.

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