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outlying - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'outlying' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Outlying [ a.]
- Lying or being at a distance from the central part, or the main body; being on, or beyond, the frontier; exterior; remote; detached.

Meaning of 'outlying' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . outlying [ s]
Meaning (1):
- relatively far from a center or middle
Example in sentence:
  • outlying settlements