Origin: Germanic Old English prefix
Outward has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:
A ward in a detached building connected with a hospital.
"The patient was transferred from the main emergency room to an outward at the clinic for specialized treatment."
To ward off; to keep out.
"The thick layer of fur served as a natural barrier that helped outward any biting insects during the summer months."
relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
"a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections"
that is going out or leaving
"the departing train"
"an outward journey"
"outward-bound ships"
outer; located towards the outside
"The outward layers of the onion were dry and papery before we got to the fresh inner rings."
Towards the outside; away from the centre.
"The sun warms my skin as I lean outward to catch its rays while sitting at the center of the circle."