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