otherwise
Use Otherwise in a sentence
ərˌwaɪz adverb
1.
under other circumstances: Otherwise they may get broken.
2.
in another manner; differently: Under the circumstances, I can't believe otherwise.
3.
in other respects: an otherwise happy life.
conjunction
4.
or else; if not: Button up your overcoat, otherwise you'll catch cold.
adjective
5.
other or different; of another nature or kind: We hoped his behavior would be otherwise.
6.
in other or different circumstances: An otherwise pleasure had become a grinding chore.
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| —sentence connector | |
| 1. | or else; if not, then: go home — otherwise your mother will worry |
| —adv | |
| 2. | differently: I wouldn't have thought otherwise |
| 3. | in other respects: an otherwise hopeless situation |
| —adj | |
| 4. | (predicative) of an unexpected nature; different: the facts are otherwise |
| —pron | |
| 5. | something different in outcome: success 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 | |
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Word Origin & History
otherwise
contracted from O.E. phrase on oðre wisan "in the other manner" (see other + -wise), which in M.E. became oþre wise, and mid-14c. oþerwise.
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Example sentences
Otherwise they'd end up next to the mashed potatoes and stuffing.
In a time of austerity, then, value for money is even more important than it might otherwise be.
National parks serve as the main refuge for certain endangered or otherwise scarce creatures.
But pop culture, digital and otherwise, has always been mined for nicknames.
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