elsewise

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English

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Etymology

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From else +‎ -wise.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛlswaɪz/
    • Audio (US):(file)

Adverb

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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.’
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