释义
[ out -werd-lee ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈaʊt wərd li / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adverb as regards appearance or outward manifestation: outwardly charming; outwardly considerate.
on the outside or outer surface; externally: Outwardly, the fruit was rough to the touch.
toward the outside: The pier stretched outwardly from the shore.
Origin of outwardly Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at outward, -ly
Words nearby outwardly outvote, outwait, outwalk, outward, outward-bound, outwardly , outwards, outwash, outwash plain, outwatch, outwear
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Example sentences from the Web for outwardly “It seems that the different standard is (based on) the length of the beard and outwardly display of piety,” Hamdani said.
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Outwardly Ahmednugger presents no imposing appearance like Beejapoor.
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Outwardly quite calm and matter-of-fact, his mind was in a seething turmoil.
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The lion was outwardly a gentle lion, pleasant when cornered, but seldom cornered.
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But cool and collected as Webster outwardly appeared, it must be admitted that he was inwardly ill at ease.
The Spy of the Rebellion | Allan Pinkerton
Inwardly he cursed the evil ramph corridor but outwardly he was calm and even-tempered.
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British Dictionary definitions for outwardly adverb in outward appearance
with reference to the outside or outer surface; externally
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to outwardly superficially, seemingly, externally, apparently, evidently, officially, ostensibly, for all intents and purposes, on the face of it, on the surface, professedly