Elsewise
//ˈɛlswaɪz// adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 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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