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Otherwise

ˈʌðəwʌɪz

Otherwise definitions
adverb
otherwise
  1. in circumstances different from those present or considered; or else

    "the collection is a good draw that brings visitors who might not come otherwise"

    or else or if not
  2. in other respects; apart from that

    "an otherwise totally black cat with a single white whisker"

    in other respects in other ways apart from that
  3. in a different way

    "he means mischief—it's no good pretending otherwise"

    differently in any other way
    • as an alternative

      "the Cosa Nostra, otherwise known as the Brotherhood"

adjective
otherwise
  1. in a different state or situation

    "I would that it were otherwise"