elsewise

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.’