outlie
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
out- + lie (in the sense of "tell an untruth").
Verb edit
outlie (third-person singular simple present outlies, present participle outlying, simple past and past participle outlied)
- (rare, transitive) To tell more or better lies than.
Etymology 2 edit
out- + lie (in the sense of "be located").
Verb edit
outlie (third-person singular simple present outlies, present participle outlying, simple past outlay, past participle outlain)
- (transitive, rare) To lie outside, or at the extremes or periphery of.
- (intransitive, rare) To live in the open air.
Usage notes edit
- This verb is fairly rare; more common are the derived noun outlier and participial adjective outlying.