outlined

Adjective
US[out-lahynd]/ˈaʊtˌlaɪnd/2 syllables
Synonyms: defined

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary“hills defined against the evening sky”“the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill”Synonyms: definedOpposite indistinctSimilar distinct
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“outlined” is listed under Outline.

Out′line′ transitive verb [past tense & past participle Outlined; present participle & verbal noun Outlining.]

1. To draw the outline of.

2. Fig.: To sketch out or indicate as by an outline; to create a general framework of (a plan, system, discourse, course of thought), for which the details need to be added; as, to outline an argument or a campaign.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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