[uhth
-er-wahyz] 
| 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. |
| 4. | or else; if not: Button up your overcoat, otherwise you'll catch cold. |
| 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. |
| oth·er·wise (ŭth'ər-wīz') adv.
[Middle English, from Old English (on) ōthere wīsan, (in) another manner : ōthre, dative of ōther, other + wīsan, dative of wīse, manner; see wise2.] |