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)

  1. (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)

  1. (transitive, rare) To lie outside, or at the extremes or periphery of.
  2. (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.
Derived terms edit