adjective
- situated far from a center or main area; remote
Examples
- The outlying villages had no access to electricity.
- Emergency services struggled to reach the outlying areas during the storm.
- She lived in an outlying suburb, far from the city center.
- The company closed several outlying branches to cut costs.
- Outlying islands in the archipelago remained uninhabited.
- The outlying districts were the last to receive internet service.