noun external form; exterior.
2. outward ·adj tending to the exterior or outside.
3. outward ·adv ·alt. of outwards.
4. outward ·adj foreign; not civil or intestine; as, an outward war.
5. outward ·adj of or pertaining to the outer surface or to what is external; manifest; public.
6. outward ·adj forming the superficial part; external; exterior;
opposed to inward; as, an outward garment or layer.