Or else Moderate

Or else has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adverb · Phrase

Definitions

Adverb

1

in place of, or as an alternative to

"Felix became a herpetologist instead"

"alternatively we could buy a used car"

alternatively instead or else

Phrase

1

otherwise or as an alternative

See Also

failing that aposiopesis else otherwise alternative threat

Related Terms

failing that aposiopesis else otherwise alternative threat

Rhyming Words

ilse mlse else false milse halse bulse salse valse dulse mulse pulse chelse hailse grilse evulse tralse avulse impulse revulse

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