witherwise adverb 2adjective 1 adverb2 •(dialect, rare) Otherwise. •(dialect, no longer used) In the opposite or wrong direction; contrariwise. adjective1 •(rare) Turned the wrong direction; counterclockwise.Job rests the left side of his head on a pillow formed by the extremity of his mattress rolled up in a witherwise spiral. — 1983
