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Webster 1913 Edition


Exteriorly

Ex-te′ri-or-ly

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adv.
Outwardly; externally; on the exterior.
Shak.
They are
exteriorly
lifelike.
J. H. Morse.

Webster 1828 Edition


Exteriorly

EXTE'RIORLY

,
adv.
Outwardly; externally. [An ill formed word.]

Definition 2024


exteriorly

exteriorly

English

Adverb

exteriorly (comparative more exteriorly, superlative most exteriorly)

  1. from the exterior, from outside
    • 1849, Edwin Bryant, What I Saw in California:
      The church, which is situated near the centre of the town, exteriorly resembles a huge Dutch barn.
  2. on the exterior, outside
    • 1868, A.M. Sullivan, The Wearing of the Green:
      The first evidence of what it was about to be, was the appearance of the drapery establishments in the city on Saturday morning; the windows, exteriorly and interiorly, being one mass of crape and green ribbon--funeral knots, badges, scarfs, hat-bands, neckties, &c., exposed for sale.
    • 1922, Edgar Lee Masters, Children of the Market Place:
      The hotel was drab and decayed exteriorly; but the dining room was a continental elegance of marble, gilt, and mirrors.

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