outward

English

/ˈaʊt.wɚd/, /ˈaʊt.wəd/, /aʊtˈwɔɹd/, /aʊtˈwɔːd/

adj
Definitions
  • outer; located towards the outside
  • visible, noticeable
  • Tending to the exterior or outside.
  • (obsolete) Foreign; not civil or intestine.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English outward inherited from Old English ūtweard suffix from English out (surpassing, beyond, outward, away from).

Origin

English

out

Gloss

surpassing, beyond, outward, away from

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