Otherwise | Mean of otherwise in English Dictionary

/ˈʌðɚˌwaɪz/

• in a different way or manner
1. All of the books had been burned or otherwise destroyed.
2. The women talked in the living room while the men were otherwise occupied.
3. Art allows us to express things that we would not be able to express otherwise.
4. All shows begin at 7:00 unless otherwise noted. [=unless there is a note indicating that a show begins at a different time]
5. employees who are sick or otherwise unavailable [=unavailable for some other reason]
6. France's King Louis XIV, otherwise known as [=also known as] the Sun King, died in 1715 at the age of 77.
• if something did not happen, was not true, etc.
1. Thank you for reminding me; I might have missed the meeting otherwise. [=if you did not remind me]
2. Something must be wrong; otherwise, he would have called.
3. The new computer program allows us to do in seconds what would otherwise [=without the computer program] take us days to accomplish.
4. The test helps identify problems that might otherwise go unnoticed/undetected.
• in all ways except the one mentioned
1. One of the boys has a freckle on his cheek. Otherwise, the twins are nearly identical.
2. I didn't like the ending, but otherwise it was a very good book.
3. It rained in the morning; otherwise, it was a beautiful day. = It rained in the morning, but it was a beautiful day otherwise.

• if not
1. Finish your dinner. Otherwise [=if you don't finish your dinner], you won't get any dessert.
2. I hope we haven't missed the last train; otherwise [=if we have missed the train], we'll have to get a taxi.
• not the same
1. If conditions were otherwise, I wouldn't be so worried.