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outlying
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Outlying
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out·ly·ing
/
ˈaʊtˌlaɪ
ɪŋ
/
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[
out
-lahy-ing
]
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adjective
1.
lying
at a distance from the center or the main body; remote; out-of-the-way:
outlying military posts.
2.
lying
outside the boundary or limit.
Origin:
1655–65;
out-
+
lying
2
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outlying
(ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ)
—
adj
distant or remote from the main body or centre, as of a town or region
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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00:10
Outlying
is always a great word to know.
So is
ninnyhammer
. Does it mean:
So is
bezoar
. Does it mean:
So is
slumgullion
. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Word Origin & History
outlying
"outside certain limits," 1663, from out + lying. Meaning "remote from the center" is first recorded 1689.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The small town and
outlying
areas still count on revenues from cotton.
The timber-frame arbor shown at left covers an
outlying
patio on the same
property, and it is truly spectacular in the daylight.
Urban dwellers can forage both in the city, and in
outlying
areas.
Skeptics suggested their genes had originated inside the nucleus, and at some
point evolution had moved it into
outlying
shelters.
Synthetic meat could be grown in any city instead of a
outlying
farm, reducing local and global transportation of meat.
Over time, violence in the
outlying
areas of the cities dropped sharply and land values rose.
In
outlying
areas, developers are frantically building golf courses.
You'll discover several resorts in these
outlying
cities.
Ten thousand residents have returned to the less damaged
outlying
areas.
Outlying
areas closer to the earthquake's epicenter have essentially been cut off by landslides.
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