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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Otherwise \Oth"er*wise`\, adv. [Other + wise manner.]
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1. In a different manner; in another way, or in other ways;
differently; contrarily. --Chaucer.
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Thy father was a worthy prince,
And merited, alas! a better fate;
But Heaven thought otherwise. --Addison.
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2. In other respects.
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It is said, truly, that the best men otherwise are
not always the best in regard of society. --Hooker.
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3. In different circumstances; under other conditions; as, I
am engaged, otherwise I would accept.
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Note: Otherwise, like so and thus, may be used as a
substitute for the opposite of a previous adjective,
noun, etc.
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Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as
a fool receive me. --2 Cor. xi.
16.
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Her eyebrows . . . rather full than otherwise.
--Fielding.
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