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(o̵ut′wərd)

adjective

having to do with the outside or exterior; outer
clearly apparent; observable; visible
away from the interior; to or toward the outside
having to do with the physical or the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
concerning the surface only; superficial

Origin: ME utward < OE utweard: see out & -ward

adverb

away from the interior or from port; toward the outside
visibly; openly; publicly
Obsolete on the outside; externally

noun

the outward part; exterior
the material or external world
outward form or appearance

Related Forms:

outwardness noun

See outward in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of, located on, or moving toward the outside or exterior; outer.
Relating to the physical self: a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections.
Purely external; superficial: outward composure.

adverb

also out·wards (-wərdz) Toward the outside; away from a central point.
Archaic On the outside; externally.

noun

The material or external world: “There is nothing here,/Which, from the outward to the inward brought,/Molded thy baby thought” (Tennyson).

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English ūtweard

Origin: : ūt, out; see out

Origin: + -weard, -ward

Related Forms:

outˈward·ness noun

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