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outwards

[out-werd]

out·ward

[out-werd]
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.
of or pertaining to the outside, outer surface, or exterior: to make repairs on the outward walls of a house.
EXPAND
6.
pertaining to the outside of the body; external.
7.
pertaining to the body, as opposed to the mind or spirit.
8.
belonging or pertaining to what is external to oneself: outward influences.
COLLAPSE
noun
9.
that which is external; the external or material world.
10.
outward appearance.

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Outwards is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English ūtweard. See out, -ward

out·ward·ness, noun
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outwards or outward (ˈaʊtwədz)
 
adv
towards the outside; out
 
outward or outward
 
adv

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