exteriorly

adv — 2 senses

exteriorly

adv

US /ɪkˈstɪɹiɚli/

Etymology From exterior + -ly.

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
interiorly

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