outer
Use Outer in a sentence
tər adjective
1.
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior: outer garments; an outer wall.
2.
situated farther out or farther from the center: the outer reaches of space.
3.
of or pertaining to the external world.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | being or located on the outside; external |
| 2. | further from the middle or central part |
| —n | |
| 3. | archery |
| a. the white outermost ring on a target | |
| b. a shot that hits this ring | |
| 4. | (Austral) the unsheltered part of the spectator area at a sports ground |
| 5. | informal (Austral), (NZ) on the outer excluded or neglected |
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Outer
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
outer
late 14c., comparative of out (on analogy of inner), replacing by 18c. forms descended from O.E. uttera (comp. of O.E. ut "out") which developed into utter and was no longer felt as connected with out. Outer space first attested 1901 in writings of H.G. Wells.
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Example sentences
Two hours of driving each way pushes at the outer limits of sanity, but many academics have similar commutes or even longer.
In the outer regions, where it's cold, icy chunks of rock and dust turn into comets.
The city's outer suburbs are eerily quiet, thanks to the preponderance of unsold and foreclosed homes.
Marigolds and petunias were recast as blazing comets or flying saucers in outer space.
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