adj.
Pronunciation: ' au ̇ t-w ə rd
Function: adjective
Date: before 12th century
1 : moving, directed, or turned toward the outside or away from a center <an outward flow>
2 : situated on the outside : EXTERIOR
3 : of or relating to the body or to appearances rather than to the mind or the inner life < outward beauty>
4 : EXTERNAL