exteriorly

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US/ɪkˈstɪɹiɚli/US/ɛkˈstɪɹiɚli/

adverb

from the exterior, from outside

Opposite
Scrabble 20

Meanings

adverbexteriorly (comparative more exteriorly, superlative most 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 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
    1 more example

    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

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

Cite this entry
APA

exteriorly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exteriorly

MLA

“exteriorly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exteriorly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exteriorly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exteriorly.

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