2. (a.) Forming the superficial part; external; exterior; -- opposed to inward; as, an outward garment or layer.
3. (a.) of or pertaining to the outer surface or to what is external; manifest; public.
4. (a.) Foreign; not civil or intestine; as, an outward war.
5. (a.) Tending to the exterior or outside.
6. (n.) External form; exterior.