external
adjective
of or relating to the outside or outer part; outer.
externally
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a word derived from
external.
Example Sentences
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Baby Theo, who is now five months old and thriving, had gastroschisis, where the belly button does not develop properly, causing the intestines to grow externally.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Unlike rivals Amazon, Microsoft and Google, Meta has never sold cloud services externally.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Separately on Thursday, Novo Nordisk said it had identified a cybersecurity incident in which some nonpublic data, including personal information, were copied externally without authorization and that it was informing affected parties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
His bad-boy swagger externally obfuscates his heart of gold, but his goodness and morality are apparent.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
While he was carelul to avoid making a nuisance of his views, to adopt outside his realm an externally uncensoring manner, he enforced them within his family and among the employees at River Valley Farm.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
