outlying

adjective

out·​ly·​ing ˈau̇t-ˌlī-iŋ 

: remote from a center or main body

outlying areas

Examples of outlying in a Sentence

the outlying areas of the city

Recent Examples on the Web

Most of those contributions were small, with a few outlying donations that were in the thousands. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

The company had ventured down this outlying road before—with the LM002, known as the Rambo Lambo. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Overall, scripted is faring much better than unscripted despite some outlying hits like The Traitors, Dancing with the Stars, and Love Island. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

All those entities hoovered up the dollars PG&E had available to pay out victims of the Camp Fire, and other blazes including the deadly 2017 North Bay fires that devastated Santa Rosa and outlying communities. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for outlying

• buying
• crying
• drying
• dyeing
• dying
• flying
• frying
• lying
• plying
• prying
• shying
• sighing

Kids Definition

outlying

adjective

out·​ly·​ing ˈau̇t-ˌlī-iŋ 

: being far from a center or main body

an outlying suburb