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Outward

Outward Meaning & Definition
Outward Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Outward?

[adv] toward the outside; "move the needle further outward!"
[adj] relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind; "a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections"
[adj] that is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an outward journey"; "outward-bound ships"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Outward: departing(a) | external | outbound | outer | outgoing | outward-bound | outwards

Related Terms | Find terms related to Outward: apparent | apparently | appearing | bodily | carnal | conventionalized | cortical | epidermic | evident | exomorphic | exterior | exteriorly | external | externally | extraneous | extraorganismal | extrinsic | false | fleshly | foreign | formal | formalist | formalistic | formulary | forth | fringe | impersonal | legalistic | manifest | material | mundane | nominal | nonsubjective | objective | observable | obvious | on the outside | on the surface | open | openly | ostensible | out | outer | outermost | outlying | outmost | outside | outstanding | outward-facing | outwardly | outwards | over | pedantic | peripheral | physical | pretended | public | publically | roundabout | secular | seeming | shallow | skin-deep | stylized | superficial | superficially | surface | temporal | terrestrial | to all appearances | visible | without | worldly

See Also | superficial

Outward In Webster's Dictionary

\Out"ward\, Outwards \Out"wards\, adv. [AS. ?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. The wrong side may be turned outward. --Shak. Light falling on them is not reflected outwards. --Sir I. Newton. {Outward bound}, bound in an outward direction or to foreign parts; -- said especially of vessels, and opposed to {homeward bound}.
\Out"ward\, a. 1. Forming the superficial part; external; exterior; -- opposed to {inward}; as, an outward garment or layer. Though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. --Cor. iv. 16. 2. Of or pertaining to the outer surface or to what is external; manifest; public. ``Sins outward.'' --Chaucer. An outward honor for an inward toil. --Shak. 3. Foreign; not civil or intestine; as, an outward war. [Obs.] --Hayward. 4. Tending to the exterior or outside. The fire will force its outward way. --Dryden. -- {Out"ward*ly}, adv. -- {Out"ward*ness}, n. {Outward stroke}. (Steam Engine) See under {Stroke}.
\Out"ward\, n. External form; exterior. [R.] So fair an outward and such stuff within. --Shak.

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