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outlying
out·ly·ing O0161900 (out′lī′ĭng)adj. Relatively distant or remote from a center or middle: outlying regions.outlying (ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ) adjdistant or remote from the main body or centre, as of a town or regionout•ly•ing (ˈaʊtˌlaɪ ɪŋ)
adj. 1. lying at a distance from the center or the main body; remote. 2. lying outside the boundary. [1655–65] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | outlying - relatively far from a center or middle; "outlying settlements"far - located at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future" |
outlyingadjective remote, isolated, distant, outer, provincial, out-of-the-way, peripheral, far-off, secluded, far-flung, faraway, in the middle of nowhere, off the beaten track, backwoods, godforsaken Refugees are making their way into the town from outlying areas.outlyingadjectiveFar from centers of human population:back, insular, isolated, lonely, lonesome, obscure, out-of-the-way, remote, removed, secluded, solitary.Idiom: off the beaten path.Translationsoutlying (ˈautlaiiŋ) adjective distant, far from a city etc. outlying villages. 邊遠的，遠離城鎮的 边远的，远离城镇的 outlying
Related to outlying: outlying areaSynonyms for outlyingadj remoteSynonyms- remote
- isolated
- distant
- outer
- provincial
- out-of-the-way
- peripheral
- far-off
- secluded
- far-flung
- faraway
- in the middle of nowhere
- off the beaten track
- backwoods
- godforsaken
Synonyms for outlyingadj far from centers of human populationSynonyms- back
- insular
- isolated
- lonely
- lonesome
- obscure
- out-of-the-way
- remote
- removed
- secluded
- solitary
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