OUTWARDLY


Meaning of OUTWARDLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ aʊtwə(r)dli ]

You use outwardly to indicate the feelings or qualities that a person or situation may appear to have, rather than the ones that they actually have.

They may feel tired and though outwardly calm, can be irritable...

Outwardly this looked like the beginning of a terrific programme but the stage was actually set for a major disaster.

ADV : ADV adj / adv , ADV with cl

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