exteriorly (comparative more exteriorly, superlative most exteriorly)
from the exterior, from outside
on the exterior, outside
• interiorly
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*te"ri*or*ly, adv.
Definition: Outwardly; externally; on the exterior. Shak. They are exteriorly lifelike. J. H. Morse.
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
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
