outsetting I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\noun Etymology:out (III) + setting, gerund of set (after set out, v.) : the act or process of setting out (as on a journey or expedition) < a full description of the outsetting from Gravesend of a detachment of Royal Engineers — Athenaeum > II. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\adjective Etymology:out (I) + setting, present participle of set (after set out, v.) : setting or flowing out