outwardly

[out-werd-lee]

out·ward·ly

[out-werd-lee]
adverb
1.
as regards appearance or outward manifestation: outwardly charming; outwardly considerate.
2.
on the outside or outer surface; externally: Outwardly, the fruit was rough to the touch.
3.
toward the outside: The pier stretched outwardly from the shore.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; see outward, -ly
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Outwardly is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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outwardly (ˈaʊtwədlɪ)
 
adv
1.  in outward appearance
2.  with reference to the outside or outer surface; externally

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