adv. [ Other + wise manner. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Thy father was a worthy prince,
And merited, alas! a better fate;
But Heaven thought otherwise. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
It is said, truly, that the best men otherwise are not always the best in regard of society. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Otherwise, like so and thus, may be used as a substitute for the opposite of a previous adjective, noun, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me. 2 Cor. xi. 16. [ 1913 Webster ]
Her eyebrows . . . rather full than otherwise. Fielding. [ 1913 Webster ]