adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from outward, adjective + -ly
1.
a. : on the outside : externally
outwardly visible
outwardly apparent
b. : toward the outside : in an outward direction
we see outwardly and represent the apparent nature of things — Herbert Read
2. : in outward state, behavior, or appearance
his outwardly more fortunate fellows — Kenneth Fearing
outwardly diffident, inwardly dreamy — Jean S. Untermeyer
outwardly a placid island — Patrick Smith