EXTERNALLY

outwardly, externally

(adverb) with respect to the outside; “outwardly, the figure is smooth”

externally

(adverb) on or from the outside; “the candidate needs to be externally evaluated”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adverb

externally (comparative more externally, superlative most externally)

on the surface or the outside

Source: Wiktionary

Ex*ter"nal*ly, adv.

Definition: In an external manner; outwardly; on the outside; in appearance; visibly.

EXTERNAL

Ex*ter"nal, a. Etym: [L. externus, fr. exter, exterus, on the outside, outward. See Exterior.]

1. Outward; exterior; relating to the outside, as of a body; being without; acting from without; -- opposed to internal; as, the external form or surface of a body. Of all external things, . . . She [Fancy] forms imaginations, aery shapes. Milton.

2. Outside of or separate from ourselves; (Metaph.) separate from the perceiving mind.

3. Outwardly perceptible; visible; physical or corporeal, as distinguished from mental or moral. Her virtues graced with external gifts. Shak.

4. Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying; superficial. The external circumstances are greatly different. Trench.

5. Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations; as, external trade or commerce; the external relations of a state or kingdom.

6. (Anat.)

Definition: Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral. External angles. (Geom.) See under Angle.

Ex*ter"nal, n.

Definition: Something external or without; outward part; that which makes a show, rather than that which is intrinsic; visible form; -- usually in the plural. Adam was then no less glorious in his externals South. God in externals could not place content. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition