- otherwise⇄adj. different.
Ex. It might have been otherwise.
conj. or else; if not.
Ex. Come at once; otherwise you will be too late. - otherwise⇄adv. 1. in a different way; differently.
Ex. I could not do otherwise.
2. in other ways.
Ex. an otherwise satisfactory piece of work. He is noisy, but otherwise a very nice boy.
3. under other circumstances; in a different condi - otherwise⇄otherwise, adverb, adjective, conjunction.