Definition of: outward

(out′wərd) adjective
1. Of or pertaining to the exterior of an object; outer; external; outside: outward show.
2. Tending to the outside; directed outward: an outward course.
3. Derived or added from without; not inherent; extraneous; extrinsic: outward grace.
4. Relating to the physical or bodily as opposed to the mental aspect; external: His outward attitude belies his inward feeling.
5. Of or pertaining to the world or the outer man; not spiritual; carnal; corporeal.
—adverb
1. To or in the direction of the outside; away from an inner place.
2. On the surface; superficially.
3. Away from port or home. Also out′wards.
—noun External form; outside appearance. [OE ūtweard]
—out′ward·ly adverb
—out′ward·ness noun