outlying

[out-lahy-ing]

adjective

1. lying lying lie at a distance from the center or the main body; remote; out-of-the-way.

   outlying military posts.

2. lying lying lie outside the boundary or limit.

outlying

/ ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ /

adjective

1. distant or remote from the main body or centre, as of a town or region

Word History and Origins

Origin of outlying¹

First recorded in 1655–65; out- + lying ²

Example Sentences

“There’s a movement toward smaller cities and community areas. People are moving beyond the cities to the outlying areas,” said Tim Smart, contributing editor at U.S.

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A young man from one of the towns outlying the western Sudanese city of El-Fasher, Hussein was one of hundreds of men and boys captured and held by paramilitary forces that have overrun the area.

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In Kyiv, there was no water in parts of the city center and outlying districts on Friday, with restaurants and hotels running a reduced service and many schools in the city sending students home.

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But the Atlanta child murders gripped the city and outlying suburbs like Jonesboro and changed her community’s worldview.

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Texas Republicans want to shift the 35th Congressional District to cover much of east San Antonio and Bexar County, while extending it into the solidly Republican outlying counties of Guadalupe, Karnes and Wilson.

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Related Words

• backwoods 
• far-flung 
• faraway 
• outer