elsewise

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UK/ˈɛlswaɪz/

adverb

Synonym of otherwise.

Similar
otherwise
OriginProto-Germanic *wīsaz ← Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós ← English else →
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Meanings

adverbelsewise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSynonym of otherwise.

    ‘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.’

    1999, George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam, published 2011, page 748

    Synonyms: otherwise

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbSynonym of otherwise.

Similar
otherwise
Also see
differentlydissimilarlyotherwise

Origin

  1. Englishelse
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  4. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-s-ós
  5. Proto-Germanic*wīsaz
  6. Englishelsewise

From else + -wise.

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Cite this entry
APA

elsewise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elsewise

MLA

“elsewise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elsewise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elsewise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elsewise.

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