adj
outer
OW-tuh
adj
1
Farther from the center; on the outside.
"They live in one of the outer suburbs of the city."
"The outer layer of the cake was a thin chocolate shell."
How to Use Outer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishFurther away from the middle of something; the opposite of "inner."
Common pairings
outer space
outer layer
outer edge
Word Forms
outermore comparative, outers plural, outers plural, outermost superlative, outmost superlative
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Etymology
From Old English ūtera, built from "out" plus the comparative ending "-er"; a distant relative of the word "utter."