otherwise

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
o/w
Pronunciation
/ˈəðərˌwaɪz/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Libraries

Examples in Context

  1. Make a note of the questions you want to ask. You will invariably forget some of them otherwise(o/w)
  2. The decorations for the games have lent a splash of colour to an otherwise(o/w) drab city.
  3. Take approximately 60mg up to four times a day, unless advised otherwise(o/w) by a doctor
  4. The studio could punish its players by keeping them out of work, and otherwise(o/w) controlling their lives.
  5. It was for the police to assess the validity or otherwise(o/w) of the evidence