outlying
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outlying
Where it comes from
From outlie (Etymology 2) + -ing.
adjective more outlying · most outlying
- Relatively remote from some central location. The more outlying villages were never visited by their member of parliament.
- Located outside of some boundary or limit. When the map was redrawn after the war, our cousin found herself living in outlying territory.
Similar: far
noun outlyings
- A region relatively remote from a central location. The other areas and the outlyings will have to come in at a later date, although the council wrestles with that periodically. But the amount of money involved would be substantial.
