otherwise

adv.

1. In another way; differently: She thought otherwise.
2. Under other circumstances: Otherwise I might have helped.
3. In other respects: an otherwise logical mind.

adj.

Other than supposed; different: The evidence is otherwise.

[Middle English, from Old English (on) ōthere wīsan, (in) another manner : ōthre, dative of ōther, other + wīsan, dative of wīse, manner; see wise².]

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

adv.

No better.

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Varying from the supposed or expected adv. - In alternate respects, ways or manners.

A leader has to lead otherwise he has no business in politics. — Harry Truman, Source: Memoirs

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: other than as supposed or expected

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The adverb otherwise has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: in other respects or ways

Meaning #2: in another and different manner
  Synonym: differently

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - anderledes, ellers
adj. - anderledes

idioms:

• and otherwise    og i andre henseender
• or otherwise    ellers

Nederlands (Dutch)
anders, overigens

Français (French)
adv. - autrement, ou non, le contraire, pas le cas, à part cela, par ailleurs
adj. - différent
conj. - sinon, autrement, sans quoi

idioms:

• and otherwise    et par ailleurs, et à part cela
• or otherwise    d'une manière ou d'une autre, ou non

Deutsch (German)
adv. - sonst, andernfalls, ansonsten, im übrigen
adj. - sonstig
conj. - sonst

idioms:

• and otherwise    und
• or otherwise    oder

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - άλλως, αλλιώς, διαφορετικά
pron. - αλλιώς
conj. - (ειδ)άλλως, ειδεμή

idioms:

• and otherwise    και το αντίθετο
• or otherwise    ή άλλως, ή το αντίθετο

Italiano (Italian)
d'altronde, altrimenti

idioms:

• or/and otherwise    d'altronde

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - de outra maneira
adj. - diferente
conj. - caso contrário

idioms:

• or/and otherwise    e/ou caso contrário

Русский (Russian)
в остальном, иначе, в противном случае

idioms:

• or/and otherwise    ни/и какой-либо иной

Español (Spanish)
adv. - de otra manera, de otro modo, por lo demás, aparte de eso, de lo contrario, en otro caso, por otra parte, fuera de eso
adj. - de otra manera, de otro modo
conj. - de otra manera, de otro modo, si no, de lo contrario

idioms:

• and otherwise    y de lo contrario
• or otherwise    o de lo contrario

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - annars
adv. - annorlunda, på annat sätt
pron. - annan
conj. - annars

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
否则, 别的方式, 不同地, 另外的, 其他方面的

idioms:

• and otherwise    等等
• or otherwise    或其反面, 或相反

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 否則, 別的方式, 不同地
adj. - 另外的, 其他方面的

idioms:

• and otherwise    等等
• or otherwise    或其反面, 或相反

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 다른 방법으로, 만약 그렇지 않다면
adj. - 다른, 그렇지 않았더라면~인

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 別の方法で, 他の点では
adj. - 別の
conj. - そうでなければ, さもないと

idioms:

• or/and otherwise    …または別の方法で, …あるいはその反対

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) وإلا (ظرف) من ناحيه أخرى (ضمير) خلافا لذلك (حرف عطف) وإلا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮אחרת, חוץ מזה, בנסיבות אחרות, מבחינות אחרות, בדרך אחרת‬
adj. - ‮במצב אחר‬

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