Synonyms:
outwardly, externally
Meaning: with respect to the outside; "outwardly, the figure is smooth"
Usage examples
They are, or used to be, common enough among outwardly civilised folk in the moister climate of Europe.
I have firmly determined not to blush any more at the thought of that gorgeous man--at least outwardly.
The face was as the face of a just man, Its semblance outwardly was so benign, And of a serpent all the trunk beside.
Staying to look in wonder with the others, Before the others did his gullet open, Which outwardly was red in every part,
Only those who have suffered thus can appreciate the heart-soreness through which, no matter how outwardly cheerful I may be, I am always passing.
Whenever, as boys, we committed some boyish fault, he never displayed outwardly any irritation--he simply altered his manner towards us altogether.
They smoulder away like the ashes of burnt embers, and are cast outwardly from their confined abode, never more to be found where once they existed only as smouldering serpents of scorned pride.