outlie

English

Etymology 1

From out- +‎ lie (in the sense of "tell an untruth").

Verb

outlie (third-person singular simple present outlies, present participle outlying, simple past and past participle outlied)

1. (rare, transitive) To tell more or better lies than.

Etymology 2

From out- +‎ lie (in the sense of "be located").

Verb

outlie (third-person singular simple present outlies, present participle outlying, simple past outlay, past participle outlain)

1. (transitive, rare) To lie outside, or at the extremes or periphery of.
2. (intransitive, rare) To live in the open air.

Usage notes

• This verb is fairly rare; more common are the derived noun outlier and participial adjective outlying.

Derived terms

• outlier
• outlying
• outlyingness