outlie
English
Etymology 1
out- + lie (in the sense of "tell an untruth").
Verb
outlie (third-person singular simple present outlies, present participle outlying, simple past and past participle outlied)
- (rare, transitive) To tell more or better lies than.
Etymology 2
out- + lie (in the sense of "be located").
Verb
outlie (third-person singular simple present outlies, present participle outlying, simple past outlay, past participle outlain)
- (intransitive, rare) To lie outside, or at the extremes or periphery.
- (intransitive, rare) To live in the open air.
Usage notes
- This verb is fairly rare; more common are the derived noun outlier and participial adjective outlying.
Derived terms
- outlier
- outlying
- outlyingness