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Outward   /ˈaʊtwərd/   Listen
adjective
Outward  adj.  
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."
2.
Of or pertaining to the outer surface or to what is external; manifest; public. "Sins outward." "An outward honor for an inward toil."
3.
Foreign; not civil or intestine; as, an outward war. (Obs.)
4.
Tending to the exterior or outside. "The fire will force its outward way."
Outward stroke. (Steam Engine) See under Stroke.



adverb
Outwards, Outward  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. "The wrong side may be turned outward." "Light falling on them is not reflected outwards."
Outward bound, bound in an outward direction or to foreign parts; said especially of vessels, and opposed to homeward bound.



noun
Outward  n.  External form; exterior. (R.) "So fair an outward and such stuff within."






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"Outward" Quotes from Famous Books



... ships were on their voyage homewards, they met with the earl of Cumberland, who was outward bound, with a fleet of seven sail, all equipped at his own charge, except one ship of war which the queen had lent him. That nobleman supplied Sir Francis Drake with some provisions; a generosity which saved the lives of many of Drake's ...
— The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. - From Elizabeth to James I. • David Hume

... about 4 feet wide, used as entrances to the inclosure. From each side of the opening the wall-like structure extends at right angles to the end wall, appearing like a short hallway leading to the inclosure, and resembles double doors opened outward. Fig. 10 represents a ground plan of the Mid[-e]wign, while Fig. 11 shows an interior view. Saplings thrown across the top of the structure serve as rafters, upon which are laid branches with leaves, and pieces of bark, to sufficiently shade the occupants ...
— Seventh Annual Report • Various

... spear gun and motioned for Rick to lead. Rick pushed his camera in front of him and made his fins move rapidly. There might be some outward sign when the ball sounded, something that would tell them a little ...
— The Wailing Octopus • Harold Leland Goodwin

... but well, but, not being able to get a clean shirt, has not gone to see Miss Norvell. He has rejoined his company and gone off with General Jackson, as good as new again, I hope, inasmuch as your mother thought, by means of a bath and a profusion of soap, she had cleansed the outward man considerably, ...
— Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee • Captain Robert E. Lee, His Son

... play of human character, was henceforth the material of the drama. The rich, variegated religion of the people, communal in its expression, tinged everywhere with human colour, gave place to a sterner, colder, more individual faith, fearful of contamination by the use of the outward and visible. ...
— Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan • Clement A. Miles


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