I. ˈau̇t-wərd 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
II. adverb
or out·wards -wərdz
Date: before 12th century
1. : toward the outside
2. obsolete : on the outside : externally
III. noun
Date: 1606
: external form, appearance, or reality