outlying

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ/ UK /ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

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adj
situated far from a center; remote or peripheral

Snow cut off the outlying villages from the main road for days.

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Synonyms

1 adj · situated far from a center;... remote distant peripheralfar-flungouter isolated detached

Opposites

central inner nearby adjacent

Word family

Related forms outlieoutlier lie

Etymology

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

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Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives

# 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
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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