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exteriorly

Syllables: ex·te·ri·or·lyUS/ɪkˈstɪɹiɚli/

exteriorly adverb: from the exterior, from outside.

Adverb

exteriorly (comparative more exteriorly, superlative most exteriorly)

  1. from the exterior, from outside
    • The church, which is situated near the centre of the town, exteriorly resembles a huge Dutch barn.1849, Edwin Bryant, What I Saw in California
  2. on the exterior, outside
    • The first evidence of what it was about to be, was the appearance of the drapery establishments in the city on Saturday morning; the windows, exteriorly and interiorly, being one mass of crape and green ribbon--funeral knots, badges, scarfs, hat-bands, neckties, &c., exposed for sale.1868, A.M. Sullivan, The Wearing of the Green
    • The hotel was drab and decayed exteriorly; but the dining room was a continental elegance of marble, gilt, and mirrors.1922, Edgar Lee Masters, Children of the Market Place

Antonyms of exteriorly

Forms of exteriorly

comparativemore exteriorly
superlativemost exteriorly

Origin of exteriorly

From exterior + -ly.

Questions about exteriorly

What does exteriorly mean?
Exteriorly means from the exterior, from outside.
What part of speech is exteriorly?
Exteriorly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce exteriorly?
Exteriorly is pronounced /ɪkˈstɪɹiɚli/ (US).

Words near exteriorly in the dictionary

  1. exteriorizations
  2. exteriorize
  3. exteriorized
  4. exteriorizes
  5. exteriorizing
  6. exteriorly
  7. exteriorness
  8. exteriors
  9. exteriour
  10. exteriourly
  11. exteriours

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