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[ adjective ] relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
Examples "a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections" Used in print (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)Convinced of the wisdom of their own actions , and reassured by the promises of their economic development programs , governments may fail to push outward to win more and more people to the national effort , becoming instead rigid and inflexible in their policies . (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)In war , on a night like this , it was only the outward emotions that mattered , what could be flung out into the darkness to damage others . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] toward the outside
Synonyms Examples "move the needle further outward!" Used in print (Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)( 3 ) For anionics , these micelles appear to be roughly spherical assemblages in which the hydrocarbon tails come together so that the polar groups ( the ionized ends ) face outward towards the aqueous continuous phase . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] that is going out or leaving
Synonyms Examples "the departing train" "an outward journey" "outward-bound ships" Related terms |
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