adverb
1.
under other circumstances:
Otherwise they may get broken.
2.
in another manner; differently:
Under the circumstances, I can't believe otherwise.
3.
in other respects:
an otherwise happy life.
conjunction
4.
or else; if not:
Button up your overcoat, otherwise you'll catch cold.
adjective
5.
other or different; of another nature or kind:
We hoped his behavior would be otherwise.
6.
in other or different circumstances:
An otherwise pleasure had become a grinding chore.