Outwards

English

Etymology

From outward.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈaʊtwədz/

Adverb

Outwards (comparative more Outwards, superlative most Outwards)

1. From the interior toward the exterior; in an outward direction.
2. (obsolete) Outwardly; (merely) on the surface.
   • 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew XXIII:

     Wo be to you scrybes, and pharises ypocrites, for ye are lyke unto paynted tombes which appere beautyfull outwardes: but are within full off deed mens bones and of all fylthynes.

Anagrams

• draws out
• outdraws