otherwise
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.
or else; if not: Button up your overcoat, otherwise you'll catch cold.
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
1Words Nearby otherwise
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How to use otherwise in a sentence
Placed in drinking water, fluoride can serve people who otherwise have poor access to dental care.
If someone wants to ensure a direct and secure connection, no entity, whether a hotel or otherwise, should be able to block it.
How ‘Ethical’ Hotel Chain Marriott Gouges Guests in the Name of Wi-Fi Security | Kyle Chayka | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLarson, as usual, instills gravitas and agency in an otherwise underwritten character.
Millennials—rich or otherwise—have been notoriously uninterested in politics.
otherwise, we will be but celebrating an empty holiday, missing its true meaning altogether.
The Majesty on high has a colony and a people on earth, which otherwise is under the supremacy of the Evil One.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel ConwayThat is the only point in which one sees Liszt's sense of his own greatness; otherwise his manner is remarkably unassuming.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayRather late that evening we administered extreme unction to him, for otherwise he was sufficiently prepared for it.
It rather annoyed her than otherwise, but her husband was pleased, and that was enough for Georgie.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James Willsotherwise, a child's box of tin soldiers sent by post would have been just the thing for the Dardanelles landing!
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian Hamilton
British Dictionary definitions for otherwise
/ (ˈʌðəˌwaɪz) /
or else; if not, then: go home — otherwise your mother will worry
differently: I wouldn't have thought otherwise
in other respects: an otherwise hopeless situation
(predicative) of an unexpected nature; different: the facts are otherwise
something different in outcome: success or otherwise
Origin of otherwise
1usage For otherwise
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