exteriorly
English
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edit- (US) IPA(key): /ɪkˈstɪɹiɚli/, /ɛkˈstɪɹiɚli/
- Rhymes: -ɪəɹiə(ɹ)li
- Hyphenation: ex‧te‧ri‧or‧ly
Adverb
editexteriorly (comparative more exteriorly, superlative most exteriorly)
- from the exterior, from outside
- 1849, Edwin Bryant, What I Saw in California[1]:
- The church, which is situated near the centre of the town, exteriorly resembles a huge Dutch barn.
- on the exterior, outside
- 1868, A.M. Sullivan, The Wearing of the Green[2]:
- 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.
- 1922, Edgar Lee Masters, Children of the Market Place[3]:
- The hotel was drab and decayed exteriorly; but the dining room was a continental elegance of marble, gilt, and mirrors.