outlyingadj.

Brit.

/ˈaʊtlʌɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ/

Forms: 1600s outlyinge, 1600s– outlying.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, lying adj.¹

Etymology: < out- prefix + lying adj.¹ Compare outlie v.¹

1. Situated apart from, or on the margins of, the main mass, system, or body of a thing (or a group of similar things); peripheral, detached. Also figurative.

ΚΠ

1647 J. Cleveland Char. London-diurnall 3 Thus a zealous Botcher in Morefields..by the help of his out-lying Eares,..discovered such a plot, that Selden intends to..maintaine it was a Taylors Goose, that preserved the Capitol.

1655 R. Fanshawe tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad 87 To Ethiopia They mount, which Egypts upper part doth lock, Where Christ hath feeding an out-lying Flock.

1826 J. F. Cooper Last of Mohicans I. x. 141 The woods were filled with outlying parties of the enemies.

1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders I. iv. 51 The daylight revealed the whole of Mr. Melbury's homestead, of which the waggon-sheds had been an out-lying erection.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 585/1 Efforts are..made..to exclude certain outlying sub-groups, and to reserve the term Algae for a central group.

1992 S. P. Maran Astron. & Astrophysics Encycl. 98/1 The few spirals seen are probably chance superpositions: field galaxies or outlying cluster members lying along the line of sight to the cluster center.

2. Situated at a distance from the centre of an area; remote, out-of-the-way; (also) living at a distance from a centre of population.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adjective] > remote or inaccessible

outc1425

inaccessible?a1475

out-way1532

deviate1575

unaccessible1596

reachless1597

devious1599

wandering1600

untouchable1622

outlying1651

back1683

no-nationa1756

out-of-the-way1756

outlandish1792

eccentric1800

outworld1808

out-by1816

outside1847

off-lying1859

unget-at-able1862

far-out1887

far-back1900

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [adjective] > remote or outlying

out of the wayc1175

uplandishc1380

foreign1424

outland1500

outlying1651

outsetting1658

back country1775

out-of-the-world1775

outlandish1792

outworld1808

upcountry1810

backwoodish1836

fresh water1860

backwoodsy1862

way back1884

outstate1911

upstate1935

1651 L. Willan Astræa i. ii. 5 See how th'impetuous Brook Seems that outlying Bank to over-look.

1690 W. Temple Ess. Heroick Virtue i. 19 in Miscellanea: 2nd Pt. Some of these out-lying Parts of the World.

1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 178 It was a general Complaint rais'd by the People inhabiting the out-lying Villages against the Citizens.

1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture I. 41 Instances of civilized men taking to a wild life in outlying districts of the world.

1888 J. W. Burgon Lives Twelve Good Men II. xii. 396 The example was taken up by remote outlying parishes.

1935 H. E. Read Green Child 15 A mill used by the few outlying moorland farmers to save them..bringing their grain to the village.

1991 Hist. Workshop Spring 225 Whether these outlying communities were the preserve of a cancerous ‘underclass’..was the subject of considerable debate.

3. Living or going about in the open; spec. (of an animal) not confined in an enclosure, lair, etc. Cf. outlier n. 1c. Now chiefly Hunting.In early use occasionally also of a person, usually in humorous or contemptuous contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by habitat > [adjective] > not kept in confinement > living outside park or enclosure

outlying1664

1664 T. Killigrew 2nd Pt. Thomaso i. i, in Comedies & Trag. 385 No, I am for a herd of Whores, or one honest woman; while I am an out-lying Deer, have at any mans Corn.

1669 J. Dryden Wild Gallant ii. i. 25 Just in the condition of an out-lying-Deere, that's beaten from his walk for offering to rutt.

1732 London Mag. 1 334 Give some share of credit to the out-lying Night-walkers, and Suburbian ghosts.

1786 G. Washington Diaries III. 3 I had been to cut Straw..to feed their outlying Horses.

1884 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Old Melbourne Mem. ii. 22 A draft of out-lying cattle..rose and galloped off.

1930 Times 27 Mar. 6/5 A large area of country was drawn over before an outlying fox got up near Hinton's Gorse.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	outlying
释义	outlyingadj. Brit. /ˈaʊtlʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ/ Forms: 1600s outlyinge, 1600s– outlying. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, lying adj.¹ Etymology: < out- prefix + lying adj.¹ Compare outlie v.¹ 1. Situated apart from, or on the margins of, the main mass, system, or body of a thing (or a group of similar things); peripheral, detached. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1647 J. Cleveland Char. London-diurnall 3 Thus a zealous Botcher in Morefields..by the help of his out-lying Eares,..discovered such a plot, that Selden intends to..maintaine it was a Taylors Goose, that preserved the Capitol. 1655 R. Fanshawe tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad 87 To Ethiopia They mount, which Egypts upper part doth lock, Where Christ hath feeding an out-lying Flock. 1826 J. F. Cooper Last of Mohicans I. x. 141 The woods were filled with outlying parties of the enemies. 1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders I. iv. 51 The daylight revealed the whole of Mr. Melbury's homestead, of which the waggon-sheds had been an out-lying erection. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 585/1 Efforts are..made..to exclude certain outlying sub-groups, and to reserve the term Algae for a central group. 1992 S. P. Maran Astron. & Astrophysics Encycl. 98/1 The few spirals seen are probably chance superpositions: field galaxies or outlying cluster members lying along the line of sight to the cluster center. 2. Situated at a distance from the centre of an area; remote, out-of-the-way; (also) living at a distance from a centre of population. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adjective] > remote or inaccessible outc1425 inaccessible?a1475 out-way1532 deviate1575 unaccessible1596 reachless1597 devious1599 wandering1600 untouchable1622 outlying1651 back1683 no-nationa1756 out-of-the-way1756 outlandish1792 eccentric1800 outworld1808 out-by1816 outside1847 off-lying1859 unget-at-able1862 far-out1887 far-back1900 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [adjective] > remote or outlying out of the wayc1175 uplandishc1380 foreign1424 outland1500 outlying1651 outsetting1658 back country1775 out-of-the-world1775 outlandish1792 outworld1808 upcountry1810 backwoodish1836 fresh water1860 backwoodsy1862 way back1884 outstate1911 upstate1935 1651 L. Willan Astræa i. ii. 5 See how th'impetuous Brook Seems that outlying Bank to over-look. 1690 W. Temple Ess. Heroick Virtue i. 19 in Miscellanea: 2nd Pt. Some of these out-lying Parts of the World. 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 178 It was a general Complaint rais'd by the People inhabiting the out-lying Villages against the Citizens. 1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture I. 41 Instances of civilized men taking to a wild life in outlying districts of the world. 1888 J. W. Burgon Lives Twelve Good Men II. xii. 396 The example was taken up by remote outlying parishes. 1935 H. E. Read Green Child 15 A mill used by the few outlying moorland farmers to save them..bringing their grain to the village. 1991 Hist. Workshop Spring 225 Whether these outlying communities were the preserve of a cancerous ‘underclass’..was the subject of considerable debate. 3. Living or going about in the open; spec. (of an animal) not confined in an enclosure, lair, etc. Cf. outlier n. 1c. Now chiefly Hunting.In early use occasionally also of a person, usually in humorous or contemptuous contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habitat > [adjective] > not kept in confinement > living outside park or enclosure outlying1664 1664 T. Killigrew 2nd Pt. Thomaso i. i, in Comedies & Trag. 385 No, I am for a herd of Whores, or one honest woman; while I am an out-lying Deer, have at any mans Corn. 1669 J. Dryden Wild Gallant ii. i. 25 Just in the condition of an out-lying-Deere, that's beaten from his walk for offering to rutt. 1732 London Mag. 1 334 Give some share of credit to the out-lying Night-walkers, and Suburbian ghosts. 1786 G. Washington Diaries III. 3 I had been to cut Straw..to feed their outlying Horses. 1884 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Old Melbourne Mem. ii. 22 A draft of out-lying cattle..rose and galloped off. 1930 Times 27 Mar. 6/5 A large area of country was drawn over before an outlying fox got up near Hinton's Gorse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1647
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