outwardly
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English outwardly, outwardli, utwardliche, equivalent to outward + -ly.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
outwardly
- Externally or on the outside, or on the surface.
- The terrorist was outwardly a bank clerk.
- 1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 208:
- If only she would wake and close her mouth, mentally prayed the outwardly unflinching girl. Later the doctor came, and sheltered by his presence the sick woman's husband stood in the doorway.
- Toward the outside
Synonyms edit
- (externally): apparently, superficially, to all appearances; see also Thesaurus:ostensibly
Translations edit
externally or on the outside
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Middle English edit
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outwardly
- (rare) While located at the exterior
- (rare) While seen at the exterior; seeming to be
- secularly; without religious influence
- Without secrecy or deception
Descendants edit
- English: outwardly
References edit
- “ǒutwā̆rdlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-12.
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