Out'ward1, a.
a. [Eng. out and ward; A-S. ūtweard. ūteweard.]
- Forming the superficial part; external; exterior;—opposed to inward; as, an outward garment or layer.
- Extrinsic; adventitious. “An outward honor for an inward toil.” Shak.
- Foreign; not civil or intestine; as, an outward war. [Obs.] Hayward.
- Tending to the exterior part.
The fire will force its outward way. Dryden.