outwards en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈaʊtwədz/ (UK)
- /ˈaʊtwɚdz/ (US)
- /ˈæotwɘdz/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
From Middle English outwardes, from Old English ūtweardes; equivalent to outward + -s or out + -wards. Cognate with German auswärts.
Meanings
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From the interior toward the exterior; in an outward direction.
Light falling on them is not reflected outwards.
1704, I[saac] N[ewton], “(please specify |book=1 to 3)”, in Opticks: Or, A Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light. […], London: […] Sam[uel] Smith, and Benj[amin] Walford, printers to the Royal Society, […], →OCLC:
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(obsolete) Outwardly; (merely) on the surface.
Wo be to you scrybes, and pharises ypocrites, for ye are lyke unto paynted tombes which appere beautyfull outwardes: but are within full off deed mens bones and of all fylthynes.
1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most outwards | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more outwards | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (5)
pt para o lado de fora (in an outward direction) · bg навън (in an outward direction) · nb utover (in an outward direction) · mk на́надвор (in an outward direction) · pt para fora (in an outward direction)