externally Definition

external
adj

1. Belonging to, for, from or on the outside.

Thesaurus: exterior, outer, surface, superficial, visible, apparent; Antonym: internal.
2. Being of the world, as opposed to the mind.

Example: external realities
3. Foreign; involving foreign nations.

Example: external affairs
4. Said of a medicine: to be applied on the outside of the body, not swallowed, etc.
5. Taking place, or coming from, outside one's school or university, etc.

Example: an external examination

noun

1. An outward appearance or feature, especially when superficial or insignificant.

Form: externals (often)
2. colloq
An external examination or examiner.

Derivative: externally
adverb

Etymology: 15c: from Latin externus, from exterus on the outside.