otherways

adv — 3 senses

otherways

adv

Etymology From other + ways.

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.

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