outlying

UK: /ˈaʊtlaɪɪŋ/ US: /ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ/ ,(out′lī′ing)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

out•ly•ing /ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ/   adj. 

[before a noun]
1. lying or located at a distance from the center or the main area;
   remote:
   the outlying districts of the town.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

out•ly•ing  (out′lī′ing), adj. 

1. lying at a distance from the center or the main body;
   remote;
   out-of-the-way:
   outlying military posts.
2. lying outside the boundary or limit.

• out- + lying² 1655–65

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outlying / ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ/ adjective

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