outlying C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ/ UK /ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj situated far from a center; remote or peripheral Snow cut off the outlying villages from the main road for days. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · situated far from a center;... remotedistantperipheralfar-flungouterisolateddetached ↔ Opposites centralinnernearbyadjacent Word family Related forms outlieoutlierlie Etymology AI details From out- plus the present participle of lie ('to be situated'). Describes that which lies away from a center. ūt Old English licgan Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # outlying **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. situated far from a center; remote or peripheral ## Examples - Snow cut off the outlying villages from the main road for days. ## Synonyms - remote - distant - peripheral - far-flung - outer - isolated - detached ## Antonyms - central - inner - nearby - adjacent ## Related Forms - outlie - outlier - lie ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ūt - Root: licgan ## Etymology From out- plus the present participle of lie ('to be situated'). Describes that which lies away from a center. ## AI Etymology Outlying is from out- plus the present participle of lie ('to be situated'). Describes that which lies away from a center. Important recorded forms include ūt (Old English) and licgan (Old English). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers situated far from a center; remote or peripheral. The wider family includes related words such as outlie, outlier, and lie. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown