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oth·er·wise  (r-wz)

adv.

1. In another way; differently: She thought otherwise.

2. Under other circumstances: Otherwise I might have helped.

3. In other respects: an otherwise logical mind.

adj.

Other than supposed; different: The evidence is otherwise.

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[Middle English, from Old English (on) there wsan, (in) another manner : thre, dative of ther, other + wsan, dative of wse, manner; see wise².]

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otherwise

conj

or else; if not, then: I was fifty but said I was forty, otherwise I'd never have got a job

Adverb

1. differently: it was fruitless to pretend or to hope otherwise

2. in other respects: shrewd psychological twists perk up an otherwise predictable story line

Adjective

different: circumstances beyond our control dictated that it should be otherwise

pron

or otherwise or not; or the opposite: he didn't want company, talkative or otherwise

USAGE: 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.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	otherwise - other than as supposed or expected; "the outcome was otherwise" other - not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; "today isn't any other day"- the White Queen; "the construction of highways and other public works"; "he asked for other employment"; "any other person would tell the truth"; "his other books are still in storage"; "then we looked at the other house"; "hearing was good in his other ear"; "the other sex"; "she lived on the other side of the street from me"; "went in the other direction"
Adv.	1.	otherwise - in other respects or ways; "he is otherwise normal"; "the funds are not otherwise available"; "an otherwise hopeless situation"
	2.	otherwise - in another and different manner; "very soon you will know differently"; "she thought otherwise"; "there is no way out other than the fire escape"; differently, other than

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otherwise

sentence connector 1. or else, or, if not, or then

adverb 2. apart from that, in other ways, in (all) other respects

adverb 3. differently, any other way, in another way, contrarily, contrastingly, in contrary fashion

Translations

otherwise [ˈʌðəwaɪz] adv, conj → de otra manera (= if not); si no;

an otherwise good piece of work → un trabajo que, quitando eso, es bueno

otherwise [ˈʌðəwaɪz] other adv, conj → autrement;

an otherwise good piece of work → par ailleurs, un beau travail

otherwise [ˈʌðəwaɪz] other adv (= differently) → anders (= apart from that, if not); sonst, ansonsten;

an otherwise good piece of work other → eine im Übrigen gute Arbeit

otherwise [ˈʌðəwaɪz] adv, conj → altrimenti;

an otherwise good piece of work → un lavoro comunque buono