outer
being on the outside or further from a center
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,709 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,150 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- being on the outside or further from a center spent hours adorning the outer manthe outer suburbs
- located outside outer reality
- being on or toward the outside of the body the outer ear
outer in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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But the outer door had hardly closed, when suddenly the countenance of Marius de Tregars changed.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 2
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Muffled sounds of possible vocal origin approached, and at length a firm knock came at my outer door.
The Shadow over Innsmouth · H.P. Lovecraft · Chapter 2
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One night on his way up there, he discovered a white, fluttering shape by the square opening in the outer wall.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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He had abjured the vices of the softer senses, but not that which so seldom wars on the decorums of outer life.
Lucretia — Volume 06 · Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton · Chapter 1
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He was tall and lean when he stood upright, but enormously strong if one could guess correctly through the bulky-looking outer garment.
The Eye of Zeitoon · Talbot Mundy · Chapter 1