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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. relatively far from a center or middle;
- Example: "outlying settlements"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Outlying \Out"ly`ing\, a.
   Lying or being at a distance from the central part, or the
   main body; being on, or beyond, the frontier; exterior;
   remote; detached.
   [1913 Webster] Outmaneuver


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

outlying
    adj 1: relatively far from a center or middle; "outlying
           settlements"