EXTERIORLY

Etymology

Adverb

exteriorly (comparative more exteriorly, superlative most exteriorly)

from the exterior, from outside

on the exterior, outside

Antonyms

• interiorly

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*te"ri*or*ly, adv.

Definition: Outwardly; externally; on the exterior. Shak. They are exteriorly lifelike. J. H. Morse.

EXTERIOR

Ex*te"ri*or, a. Etym: [L. exterior, compar. of exter or exterus on the outside, outward, foreign, strange, a compar. fr. ex: cf. F. extérieur. See Ex, and cf. Extreme, Interior.]

1. External; outward; pertaining to that which is external; -- opposed to interior; as, the exterior part of a sphere. Sith nor the exterior nor the inward man Resemble that it was. Shak.

2. External; on the outside; without the limits of; extrinsic; as, an object exterior to a man, opposed to what is within, or in his mind. Without exterior help sustained. Milton.

3. Relating to foreign nations; foreign; as, the exterior relations of a state or kingdom. Exterior angle (Geom.), the angle included between any side of a triangle or polygon and the prolongation of the adjacent side; also, an angle included between a line crossing two parallel lines and either of the latter on the outside.

– Exterior side (Fort.), the side of the polygon upon which a front of fortification is formed. Wilhelm.

Note: See Illust. of Ravelin.

Ex*te"ri*or, n.

1. The outward surface or part of a thing; that which is external; outside.

2. Outward or external deportment, form, or ceremony; visible act; as, the exteriors of religion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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