outwardly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈaʊtwədli/ (UK)
- /ˈaʊtwɚdli/ (US)
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Etymology
From Middle English outwardly, outwardli, utwardliche, equivalent to outward + -ly.
Meanings
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Externally or on the outside, or on the surface.
If only she would wake and close her mouth, mentally prayed the outwardly unflinching girl. Later the doctor came, and sheltered by his presence the sick woman's husband stood in the doorway.
1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 208:The terrorist was outwardly a bank clerk.
- Toward the outside
Synonyms
apparently (externally) · to all appearances · superficially
Translations (11)
ca exteriorment (externally or on the outside) · kk тысқары (externally or on the outside) · bg на вид (externally or on the outside) · sv utvärtes (externally or on the outside) · de äußerlich (externally or on the outside) · es exteriormente (externally or on the outside) · lt išoriškai (externally or on the outside) · la speciē (externally or on the outside) · pl zewnętrznie (externally or on the outside) · fr extérieurement (externally or on the outside) · bg въ́ншно (externally or on the outside)