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1. (adv.) otherwise
under other circumstances.
2. otherwise
in another manner; differently:
I refuse to believe otherwise.
3. otherwise
in other respects:
an otherwise happy life.
4. (conj.) otherwise
or else:
Button up your coat, otherwise you'll catch cold.
5. (adj.) otherwise
of a different kind.
6. otherwise
in different circumstances:
An otherwise pleasure had become a chore.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE (on) ōthre wīsan (in) another manner)
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1. (adverb) otherwise
other than as supposed or expected
"the outcome was otherwise"
2. (adverb) otherwise
in other respects or ways
"he is otherwise normal"; "the funds are not otherwise available"; "an otherwise hopeless situation"
3. (adverb) differently, otherwise, other than
in another and different manner
"very soon you will know differently"; "she thought otherwise"; "there is no way out other than the fire escape";
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1. (adverb) otherwise
indicates an alternative to a situation
You have to pay the fine; otherwise you'll go to jail.
2. otherwise
indicates an opposite, a contrast, or a difference
the one strong point in an otherwise weak team; I could see a tiny light, but otherwise everything was dark.; Jared Neely, otherwise known as "Dark Man"
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Sense: in every other way except this
She has a big nose but otherwise she is very good-looking.
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 Afrikaans: andersins, in ander opsig |
 Arabic: وعدا ذلِك |
 Bulgarian: иначе |
 Brazilian: fora isso |
 Czech: jinak |
 German: ansonsten |
 Danish: ellers |
 Greek: κατά τα άλλα |
 Spanish: aparte de eso, por lo dem |
 Estonian: muidu |
 Farsi: از جهات دیگر |
 Finnish: muuten |
 French: autrement |
 Hebrew: מִבְּחִינוֹת אַחֶרוֹת |
 Hindi: नहीं तो |
 Croatian: inače |
 Hungarian: egyébként |
 Indonesian: dalam hal lainnya |
 Icelandic: annars |
 Italian: altrimenti, per il resto |
 Japanese: それ以外は |
 Korean: 다른 점에서는 |
 Lithuanian: šiaip, apskritai imant |
 Latvian: citādi |
 Malay: selain daripada itu |
 Dutch: verder |
 Norwegian: ellers, forøvrig |
 Polish: poza tym |
 Persian: از جهات دیگر |
 Pashto: له بله پلوه |
 Portuguese: fora disso |
 Romanian: altminteri |
 Russian: в остальном |
 Slovak: inak |
 Slovenian: sicer |
 Serbian: osim toga |
 Swedish: annars, för övrigt |
 Thai: อีกอย่างหนึ่ง |
 Turkish: bunun dışında |
 Taiwanese: 其他方面 |
 Ukrainian: в інших відношеннях |
 Urdu: ورنہ، ليکن |
 Vietnamese: ngoài ra |
 Chinese: 其它方面 |
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