"elsewise" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈɛlswaɪz/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-elsewise.wav [US]
Etymology: From else + -wise. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|else|wise}} else + -wise Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} elsewise (not comparable)
  1. Synonym of otherwise. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: otherwise [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: elsewhere, else if
    Sense id: en-elsewise-en-adv-P0zmGgu6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -wise

Download JSON data for elsewise meaning in English (1.6kB)

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  "etymology_text": "From else + -wise.",
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          "ref": "1999, George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam, published 2011, page 748",
          "text": "‘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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