Otherwise

English

Adverb

otherwise

1. differently, in another way

• You may be right, but I think otherwise

1. under different circumstances

• I’m not well today, otherwise I would have helped

1. in all other respects but one

• He prayed to Neptune every day, but otherwise behaved rationally

Adjective

otherwise

1. other than supposed, different

• He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise