1
: existing independent of mind : objective
outer reality
2
a
: situated farther out
the outer limits
b
: being away from a center
the planet's outer rings
c
: situated or belonging on the outside
an outer covering
Examples of outer in a Sentence
the outer edges of the roof
The package's outer covering was damaged.
I removed the outer skin of the onion.
Her inner turmoil was masked by an outer calm.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
When consumed regularly, this can contribute to dental erosion, where the outer protective layer of enamel is gradually worn away.14
Gatorade now offers a Zero Sugar Thirst Quencher, which has no sugar but the same amount of electrolytes as the original.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 1 July 2025
How Adams will try to win Adams would have to reconfigure his multiracial base of working-class New Yorkers in the city’s outer boroughs.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 June 2025
The shoe's heel area is still attached to it; its outer sole still contains hobnails.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
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“Outer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outer. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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outer
adjective
out·er
ˈau̇t-ər 
1
: located on the outside or farther out
the outer wall
2
: being away from a center
the outer planets of the solar system
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