Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outlie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
out-lie
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To tell more or better lies than.

Transitive verb

verb

To lie outside, or at the extremes or periphery of.

Transitive verb

verb

To live in the open air.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From out- + lie (in the sense of "tell an untruth").

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

outlies (present, singular) outlying (participle, present) outlied (participle, past) outlied (past) outlay (past) outlain (participle, past)

Derived Forms

outlier outlying outlyingness

Questions

What does outlie mean?
To tell more or better lies than.
Where does outlie come from?
From out- + lie (in the sense of "tell an untruth").

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