outgoing
playSimple Definition of outgoing
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—used to describe someone who is friendly and likes being with and talking to other people
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: going away : leaving a place
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: leaving a particular position
Full Definition of outgoing
1 a : going away : departing <an outgoing ship> b : retiring or withdrawing from a place or position <the outgoing president> c : directed to an intended recipient <outgoing mail>
2 : openly friendly and responsive : extroverted
outgoingness
nounExamples of outgoing in a sentence
Outgoing mail goes in this box.
<a salesman whose aggressively outgoing personality could sometimes be overbearing>
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First Known Use of outgoing
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