Definition of Otherwese
Oth"er*wise` (?), adv. [Other +
wise manner.]
1. In a different manner; in another way, or
in other ways; differently; contrarily. Chaucer.
Thy father was a worthy prince,
And merited, alas! a better fate;
But Heaven thought otherwise. Addison.
2. In other respects.
It is said, truly, that the best men otherwise
are not always the best in regard of society.
Hooker.
3. In different circumstances; under other
conditions; as, I am engaged, otherwise I would
accept.
&fist; Otherwise, like so and thus, may be
used as a substitute for the opposite of a previous adjective, noun,
etc.
Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet
as a fool receive me. 2 Cor. xi. 16.
Her eyebrows . . . rather full than
otherwise. Fielding.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
OTHERWISE, adv. No better.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- differently, in another way
- under different circumstances
- in all other respects but one
- other than supposed, different
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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