otherwise

Oth"er*wise` (?), adv. [Other + wise manner.]

1. In a different manner; in another way, or in other ways; differently; contrarily. Chaucer.

Thy father was a worthy prince,
And merited, alas! a better fate;
But Heaven thought otherwise.

2. In other respects.

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.

&fist; Otherwise, like so and thus, may be used as a substitute for the opposite of a previous adjective, noun, etc.

Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me.

Her eyebrows . . . rather full than otherwise.