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