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OTHERWISE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Other than as supposed or expected
Example:
the outcome was otherwise
Classified under:
Similar:
other (not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied)
II. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In other respects or ways
Example:
an otherwise hopeless situation
Classified under:
Sense 2
Meaning:
In another and different manner
Example:
there is no way out other than the fire escape
Synonyms:
differently; otherwise
Classified under:
Context examples:
Dinitrophenyl compound is commonly used to couple with peptides in vaccine preparation to enhance the immunogenicity of otherwise weak immunogenic antigens.
(Dinitrophenyl, NCI Thesaurus)
Nay, he appeared so much otherwise, that his daughter's courage failed.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Two types of ductal carcinomas have been described: Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and invasive ductal carcinoma, not otherwise specified.
(Ductal Breast Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Otherwise, there may be additional charges.
(Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
The synthesis of a material of interest using a process that is not otherwise specified.
(Derivation, Not Otherwise Specified, NCI Thesaurus)
Colistin is less toxic than Polymyxin B, but otherwise similar; the methanesulfonate is used orally.
(Colistin Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)
An interaction in which one entity regulates, modifies, or otherwise influences another.
(Control Interaction, NCI Thesaurus)
The determination of the amount of unspecified cells, those not otherwise identified, present in a sample.
(Count of Unspecified Cells, NCI Thesaurus)
A measurement of the cells not otherwise identified or specified in a biological specimen.
(Count of Unspecified Cells, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
I know it to be otherwise.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
