3 entries under this word

Outward

Out'ward, a.

adjective

a. [Eng. out and ward; A-S. ūtweard. ūteweard.]

  1. Forming the superficial part; external; exterior;—opposed to inward; as, an outward garment or layer.
  2. Extrinsic; adventitious. “An outward honor for an inward toil.” Shak.
  3. Foreign; not civil or intestine; as, an outward war. [Obs.] Hayward.
  4. Tending to the exterior part.

The fire will force its outward way. Dryden.

Out'ward, n.

noun

n. External form; the outside part; exterior. [Rare.] Shak.

Out'ward, adv.

adverb

adv. 1. To the outer parts; tending or directed toward the exterior.

The light falling on them [black bodies] is not reflected outward. Newton.

Sense 2. From a port or country; to some foreign region; sea-ward; as, a ship bound outward.