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• Outward — Out ward, a. 1. Forming the superficial part; external; exterior; opposed to {inward}; as, an outward garment or layer. [1913 Webster] Though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. Cor. iv. 16. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• outward — out‧ward [ˈaʊtwəd ǁ wərd] adjective [only before a noun] leaving a place, rather than arriving in it: • The outward flow of investment by British multinationals is high in the manufacturing industry. • We use the following methods of despatching… …   Financial and business terms

• Outward — Out ward, Outwards Out wards, adv. [AS. [=u]teweard. See {Out}, and { ward}, { wards}.] From the interior part; in a direction from the interior toward the exterior; out; to the outside; beyond; off; away; as, a ship bound outward. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• outward — outward, outwards The only form for the adjective is outward (the outward journey), but outward and outwards are both used for the adverb, with a preference for outwards in BrE: • The small circles of desert around waterholes and settlements join …   Modern English usage

• outward — [out′wərd] adj. [ME utward < OE utweard: see OUT & WARD] 1. having to do with the outside or exterior; outer 2. clearly apparent; observable; visible 3. away from the interior; to or toward the outside 4. having to do with the physical or the… …   English World dictionary

• Outward — Out ward, n. External form; exterior. [R.] [1913 Webster] So fair an outward and such stuff within. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• outward — O.E. utweard toward the outside (of an enclosure, surface, etc.), earlier utanweard, from ute, utan outside (from ut; see OUT (Cf. out)) + weard ward. Of persons, in ref. to the external appearance (usually opposed to inner feelings), it is… …   Etymology dictionary

• outward — index ostensible, specious, superficial Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• outward — *outer, outside, external, exterior Analogous words: extraneous, *extrinsic, alien, foreign Antonyms: inward Contrasted words: *inner, inside, internal, interior, intestine …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• outward — [adj] visible; for appearances apparent, evident, exterior, external, from within, noticeable, observable, obvious, on the surface, open, ostensible, out, outer, outside, over, perceptible, superficial, surface, to the eye, toward the edge;… …   New thesaurus

• outward — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of, on, or from the outside. 2) going out or away from a place. ► ADVERB ▪ outwards. DERIVATIVES outwardly adverb …   English terms dictionary