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exteriorly

exteriorly

7.3
In a way that comes from the outside
  • adverb
  • /ɪkˈstɪəriəli/
translation icon : exteriormente
  • The building looked stunning exteriorly, with its bright colors and intricate designs.

And the better you get and you can resonate with this, you start winning exteriorly.

Examples

  • Exteriorly, he remained correct, but his libido was in a state of wild extraversion.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • It is the Protestants who bow interiorly, and so have no need to bow exteriorly.

    Blog text (20)

  • Exteriorly, the car appeared to be in great condition, but there were engine problems inside.

  • The garden was beautifully arranged and exteriorly inviting, drawing many visitors to stop and admire it.

Synonyms

externally
vsexteriorly
23 3.2

In a way that is on the outside of something, for example on the skin

is used to say something comes from or is on the outside
outwardly
vsexteriorly
18 4.4

As something looks from the outside, not as it really is

means from the outside in position or manner, not only how things look
outwards
vsexteriorly
6 2.1

In a direction away from the center toward the outside

is about origin or location from the outside rather than directional movement

Antonyms

interiorly
6.7

Toward the inside of something

How Outside

outside
∞ 1.0
exteriorly
7.3
inside
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

exteriorly positive

Morphology

exteriorly = exterior (transparent) = exterior + ly

The adverb is a straightforward derivation from the adjective 'exterior' by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly', yielding the expected meaning 'in an external manner'.

Etymology

The word exteriorly comes from the prefix ex- meaning 'out' and the word exterior meaning 'outer', the same idea you see in exit ('go out'). So, exteriorly means 'on or from the outside', used to describe how something looks or is done on its outer side.