What does "otherwise" mean?
Otherwise: In other respects. It is said, truly, that the best men otherwise are not always the best in regard of society. Hooker.
Additional senses
- 2.In different circumstances; under other conditions; as, I am engaged, otherwise I would accept. Note: 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.
- 3.Her eyebrows . . . rather full than otherwise. Fielding.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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