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exteriorly en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ɛkˈstɪɹiɚli/ (US)
• /ɪkˈstɪɹiɚli/ (US)

Etymology

From exterior + -ly.

Meanings

1. from the exterior, from outside
   • The church, which is situated near the centre of the town, exteriorly resembles a huge Dutch barn. 1849, Edwin Bryant, What I Saw in California:
2. on the exterior, outside
   • The hotel was drab and decayed exteriorly; but the dining room was a continental elegance of marble, gilt, and mirrors. 1922, Edgar Lee Masters, Children of the Market Place:
   • The first evidence of what it was about to be, was the appearance of the drapery establishments in the city on Saturday morning; the windows, exteriorly and interiorly, being one mass of crape and green ribbon--funeral knots, badges, scarfs, hat-bands, neckties, &c., exposed for sale. 1868, A.M. Sullivan, The Wearing of the Green:

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Antonyms

interiorly