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English
Etymology
From Middle English outwardes, from Old English ūtweardes; equivalent to outward + -s or out + -wards. Cognate with German auswärts.
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outwards (comparative more outwards, superlative most outwards)
- From the interior toward the exterior; in an outward direction.
1704, I N, “(please specify |book=1 to 3)”, in Opticks: Or, A Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light. , London: Sam Smith, and Benj Walford, printers to the Royal Society, , →OCLC:Light falling on them is not reflected outwards.
- (obsolete) Outwardly; (merely) on the surface.
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Middle English
Adverb
outwards
- Alternative form of outwardes