otherwise UK /ˈʌð.əˌwaɪz/US /ˈʌð.ɚˌwaɪz/adverb 3adjective 1phrases 1 adverb3 •Differently, in another way.You may have a point, but I think otherwise.Do you want the newest items put up top, or do you want it done otherwise? •or else, in a different situationI’m not well today, otherwise I would have helped.You have to open your umbrella, otherwise you'll get wet. •In all other respects; apart from that; except for this.He lost his temper once in a while. Otherwise he behaved rationally.There was one rotten apple in an otherwise perfect batch. adjective1 •Other than supposed; different.He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise.Statistics need lots of information, digital and otherwise. Phrases with otherwise otherwise engagedbusy doing something else
