exteriorly

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exteriorly

  • /ɪkˈstɪɹiɚli/ US
  • /ɛkˈstɪɹiɚli/ US

Rhymes with -ɪəɹiə(ɹ)li

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From exterior + -ly.

adverb more exteriorly · 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.
  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.

Opposite: interiorly

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adverb

Opposite: interiorly

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@misc{exteriorly_2026,
  title = {exteriorly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exteriorly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}