outlying

Plural: outlyings

Adjective Satellite

• relatively far from a center or middle
  • "outlying settlements"

Adj

• Relatively remote from some central location.
• Located outside of some boundary or limit.

Noun

• A region relatively remote from a central location.

Adjective

• Situated at a distance from a central area; remote.

Examples

• He often found high-scoring words in the OUTLYING corners of his Scrabble board.
• The more outlying villages were never visited by their member of parliament.
• When the map was redrawn after the war, our cousin found herself living in outlying territory.

Synonyms

distant, far

Related Words

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