or otherwise

Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance.

The birds, flying to the light, are caught with nets or otherwise.

When a female you are interested in casually reveals that she has a boyfriend (intentionally or otherwise). > I was about to ask her out but then she dropped the boyfriend bomb.

someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act

people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped s