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outward

adj
/ˈaʊt.wɚd/US/ˈaʊt.wəd/UK/aʊtˈwɔɹd/US/aʊtˈwɔːd/UK

Etymology

From Middle English outward, from Old English ūtweard, equivalent to out + -ward.

  1. inherited from ūtweard
  2. inherited from outward

Definitions

  1. Outer

    Outer; located towards the outside.

  2. Visible, noticeable.

    • By all outward indications, he's a normal happy child, but if you talk to him, you will soon realize he has some psychological problems.
    • Noble and milde this Perſean ſeemes to be, If outward habit Iudge the inward man.

  3. Tending to the exterior or outside.

    • The fire will force its outward way.
  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. Foreign

      Foreign; not civil or intestine.

      • an outward war

    2. Towards the outside

      Towards the outside; away from the centre.

      • We are outward bound.
      • The wrong side may be turned outward.

    3. Outwardly, in outer appearances

      Outwardly, in outer appearances; publicly.

    4. Away from home.

    5. To ward off

      To ward off; to keep out.

      • Ne any armour could his dint out-ward; / But wheresoever it did light, it throughly shard.

    6. A ward in a detached building connected with a hospital.

The neighborhood

Derived

outwardmost, outward-looking, outwardness

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at outward. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at outward. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at outward

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA