otherwise
adverb
[ ˈʌðəwʌɪz ]
• in circumstances different from those present or considered; or else.
• "the collection is a good draw that brings visitors who might not come otherwise"
Similar:
or else,
or,
if not,
• in other respects; apart from that.
• "an otherwise totally black cat with a single white whisker"
Similar:
in other respects,
in other ways,
apart from that,
• in a different way.
• "he means mischief—it's no good pretending otherwise"
otherwise
adjective
• in a different state or situation.
• "I would that it were otherwise"
Origin:
Old English on ōthre wisan (see other, wise2).
