otherwise

[US]/ˈʌðəwaɪz/
[UK]/ˈʌðərwaɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a different way or in all other respects
adj. different or distinct from the one mentioned or implied
conj. in circumstances different from those present

Phrases & Collocations

or otherwise

and otherwise

otherwise than

Example Sentences

be quite otherwise engaged

an otherwise logical mind.

except as otherwise herein provided

the only blot on an otherwise clean campaign.

I told him I was otherwise engaged.

pockets of unemployment in an otherwise affluent society.

a rare moment of inspiration in an otherwise dull display.

all the staff were otherwise engaged.

Otherwise I might have helped.

a flaw in an otherwise perfect character

It was necessary to discover the truth or otherwise of these statements.

He is noisy, but otherwise a nice boy.

The soup was cold, but it was otherwise an excellent meal.

I could not do otherwise than laugh.

Otherwise, inundation would ensue to our dismay.

we enter a field of vision we could not otherwise apprehend.

he conjectured the existence of an otherwise unknown feature.

this kick can curl around an otherwise effective guard.

an otherwise totally black cat with a single white whisker.

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