Elsewise

//ˈɛlswaɪz// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Synonym of otherwise. not-comparable

    "‘Tell me true. If I fell into the hands of your people and yielded myself, what would it win me?’ ‘A slower death than elsewise.’"

Example

More examples

"‘Tell me true. If I fell into the hands of your people and yielded myself, what would it win me?’ ‘A slower death than elsewise.’"

Etymology

From else + -wise.

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