1.
[syn: outwardly, externally]
2. in outward appearance;
- Example: "outwardly, she appeared composed"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Outward \Out"ward\, a.
1. Forming the superficial part; external; exterior; --
opposed to inward; as, an outward garment or layer.
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Though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is
renewed day by day. --Cor. iv. 16.
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2. Of or pertaining to the outer surface or to what is
external; manifest; public. "Sins outward." --Chaucer.
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An outward honor for an inward toil. --Shak.
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3. Foreign; not civil or intestine; as, an outward war.
[Obs.] --Hayward.
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4. Tending to the exterior or outside.
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The fire will force its outward way. --Dryden.
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n.
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Outward stroke. (Steam Engine) See under Stroke.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
outwardly
adv 1: with respect to the outside; "outwardly, the figure is
smooth" [syn: outwardly, externally]
2: in outward appearance; "outwardly, she appeared composed"
[ant: inside, inwardly]