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Definition of Outward
1. Adjective. Relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind. "A concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections"
Similar to: External, Outer
Also: Superficial
Antonyms: Inward
Derivative terms: Outwardness, Outwardness
2. Adverb. Toward the outside. "Move the needle further outward!"
3. Adjective. That is going out or leaving. "Outward-bound ships"
Definition of Outward
1. adv. 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.
2. a. Forming the superficial part; external; exterior; -- opposed to inward; as, an outward garment or layer.
3. n. External form; exterior.
Definition of Outward
1. Adjective. outer; located towards the outside ¹
2. Adjective. visible, noticeable ¹
3. Adverb. Towards the outside; away from the centre. (defdate from 10th c.) ¹
4. Adverb. (obsolete) Outwardly, in outer appearances; publicly. (defdate 14th-17th c.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Outward
1. toward the outside [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outward
Literary usage of Outward
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: With by Great Britain Court of King's Bench, George Mifflin Wharton (1845)
"Staniforth, it does not appear but that the very circumstance of the captain's
disposing of the outward cargo at Stockholm enabled him to bring home the ..."
2. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke (1894)
"outward things do not make living knowledge. V. HUMAN KNOWLEDGE OF REAL EXISTENCES:
SELF, GOD, AND outward THINGS. Is human understanding actually, ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Indeed, in the Eucharist the definition of a Christian sacrament as "an outward
sign of an inward grace instituted by Christ" is verified. ..."
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