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otherways

otherways adverb: otherwise; by another means; in other respects.

Adverb

otherways (not comparable)

  1. Otherwise; by another means; in other respects
  2. (obsolete) Otherwise; in different circumstances.
    • […] you must now serve the upper part thereof with water as well as the under, and thereby keep the sap in equal motion, as well below as above ground; otherways the young branches of your trees will be parched, instead of being nourished […]1759, James Justice, The British Gardener's Calendar
  3. (Scotland, obsolete) In a similar or comparable way; similarly.

Synonyms of otherways

Origin of otherways

From other + ways.

Questions about otherways

What does otherways mean?
Otherways means otherwise; by another means; in other respects.
What part of speech is otherways?
Otherways is an adverb.

Words near otherways in the dictionary

  1. otherspace
  2. othertimes
  3. otherwaise
  4. otherward
  5. otherwards
  6. otherways
  7. otherweise
  8. otherwhat
  9. otherwhen
  10. otherwhence
  11. otherwhens

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