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withal | otherwise |

As adverbs the difference between withal and otherwise

is that withal is (archaic) all things considered; nevertheless; besides[http://wwwmerriam-webstercom/dictionary/withal meanings in merriam-webster's dictionary] while otherwise is (lb) differently, in another way.

As a preposition withal

is (archaic).

As an adjective otherwise is

other than supposed; different.

withal

English

Preposition

(English prepositions)
  • (archaic)
    • A knife is good to cut things withal .

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "withal")

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (archaic) All things considered; nevertheless; besides Meanings in Merriam-Webster's Dictionary
  • :* Yet, withal , David was the true altruist. — Gilbert Parker, "The Weavers"
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=2 , passage=Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.
  • :* {{quote-book, year=1918, year_published=2008 , edition=HTML, author=(Edgar Rice Burroughs)
    • , title= citation , passage=So-al was a mighty fine-looking girl, built like a tigress as to strength and sinuosity, but withal sweet and womanly.}}
  • (obsolete) With this; with that.
  • * Shakespeare
    • He will scarce be pleased withal .

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "withal")

    References

    otherwise

    English

    Alternative forms

    * otherwize

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (lb) Differently, in another way.
  • :
  • *2011 , Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England
  • *:Fabio Capello insisted Rooney was in the right frame of mind to play in stormy Podgorica despite his father's arrest on Thursday in a probe into alleged betting irregularities, but his flash of temper - when he kicked out at Miodrag Dzudovic - suggested otherwise .
  • (lb)  In different circumstances; or else.
  • :
  • *
  • *:They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4 , passage=No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.}}
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April, author=
    • , volume=100, issue=2, page=171, magazine=(American Scientist) , title= Well-connected Brains , passage=Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work. The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered,
  • (lb) In all other respects.
  • :
  • *2013 , Phil McNulty, ''BBC Sport , 1 September:
  • *:Robin van Persie squandered United's best chance late on but otherwise it was a relatively comfortable afternoon for Liverpool's new goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, who has yet to concede a Premier League goal since his £9m summer move from Sunderland.

    • Usage notes

    * "Otherwise" is often used to refer to the negative of something. The something may be a noun phrase, a verb phrase, an adjective phrase, or an adverb phrase, or a clause, or even something larger.

    Synonyms

    * (differently) contrarily, contrastingly * (in different circumstances) if not, else (See or else) * (in all other respects) apart from that

    Antonyms

    * likewise

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Other than supposed; different.
    • He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise .