elsewise

English

Etymology

From else +‎ -wise.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɛlswaɪz/

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Adverb

elsewise (not comparable)

1. Synonym of otherwise.
   • 1999, George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam, published 2011, page 748:

     ‘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.’

Related terms

• elsewhere
• else if