OUTWARDS

outward, outwards

(adverb) toward the outside; “move the needle further outward!”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adverb

outwards (comparative more outwards, superlative most outwards)

From the interior toward the exterior; in an outward direction.

(obsolete) Outwardly; (merely) on the surface.

Anagrams

• draws out, outdraws

Source: Wiktionary

Out"ward, Out"wards, adv. Etym: [AS. . See Out, and -ward, -wards.]

Definition: From the interior part; in a direction from the interior toward the exterior; out; to the outside; beyond; off; away; as, a ship bound outward. The wrong side may be turned outward. Shak. Light falling on them is not reflected outwards. Sir I. Newton. Outward bound, bound in an outward direction or to foreign parts; -- said especially of vessels, and opposed to homeward bound.

Out"wards, adv.

Definition: See Outward, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition