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EXTERNALLY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
outwardly, the figure is smooth
Synonyms:
externally; outwardly
Classified under:
Sense 2
Meaning:
Example:
the candidate needs to be externally evaluated
Classified under:
Antonym:
internally (on or from the inside)
Pertainym:
external (happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface)
Context examples:
The Local Protocol, Standard Cancer Center Information Summary for Cancer Center Support Grant Application, is a study conducted by the reporting Cancer Center primarily in its catchment area (including institutional trials, either exclusive to the Center or in collaboration with other Centers, industry-sponsored trials, and other externally peer-reviewed trials).
(Local Protocol Standard Cancer Center Information Summary, NCI Thesaurus)
Thanks to it, I was able to meet subsequent occurrences with a decent calm, which, had they found me unprepared, I should probably have been unequal to maintain, even externally.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)