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adjective
1.
proceeding or directed toward the outside or exterior, or away from a central point: the outward flow of gold; the outward part of a voyage.
2.
pertaining to or being what is seen or apparent, as distinguished from the underlying nature, facts, etc.; pertaining to surface qualities only; superficial: outward appearances.
3.
belonging or pertaining to external actions or appearances, as opposed to inner feelings, mental states, etc.: an outward show of grief.
4.
that lies toward the outside; that is on the outer side; exterior: an outward court.
5.
EXPANDof or pertaining to the outside, outer surface, or exterior: to make repairs on the outward walls of a house.
6.
pertaining to the outside of the body; external.
7.
pertaining to the body, as opposed to the mind or spirit.
8.
COLLAPSEbelonging or pertaining to what is external to oneself: outward influences.
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Outward
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
adverb Also, out·wards.
11.
toward the outside; out.
12.
visibly expressing one's inner feelings, mental state, etc.
13.
away from port: a ship bound outward.
14.
Obsolete. on the outside; externally.
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| outward (ˈaʊtwəd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to what is apparent or superficial |
| 2. | of or relating to the outside of the body |
| 3. | belonging or relating to the external, as opposed to the mental, spiritual, or inherent |
| 4. | of, relating to, or directed towards the outside or exterior |
| 5. | (of a ship, part of a voyage, etc) leaving for a particular destination |
| 6. | the outward man |
| a. the body as opposed to the soul | |
| b. facetious clothing | |
| —adv | |
| 7. | (of a ship) away from port |
| 8. | a variant of outwards |
| —n | |
| 9. | the outward part; exterior |
| 'outwardness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
outward
O.E. utweard "toward the outside" (of an enclosure, surface, etc.), earlier utanweard, from ute, utan "outside" (from ut; see out) + -weard "-ward." Of persons, in ref. to the external appearance (usually opposed to inner feelings), it is attested from c.1500. Outward-bound
EXPAND "directed on a course out from home port" is first recorded c.1600; with capital initials, it refers to a sea school founded in 1941. Related: Outwardly.
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