Otherwise (?), adv. [Other + wise manner.][1913 Webster]
1. In a different manner; in another way, or in other ways; differently; contrarily. Chaucer.[1913 Webster]
Thy father was a worthy prince,And merited, alas! a better fate;But Heaven thought otherwise.
2. In other respects.[1913 Webster]
It is said, truly, that the best men otherwise are not always the best in regard of society.
3. In different circumstances; under other conditions; as, I am engaged, otherwise I would accept.[1913 Webster]
&hand_; 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.
Her eyebrows . . . rather full than otherwise.