Outskirt vs Outlying - What's the difference?
outskirt | outlying |
a more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb
Relatively remote from some central location.
Located outside of some boundary or limit.
A region relatively remote from a central location.
* 1975 , United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution, Water Pollution Control Act of 1972: Effect on Small Communities
As nouns the difference between outskirt and outlying
is that outskirt is a more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb while outlying is a region relatively remote from a central location.As an adjective outlying is
relatively remote from some central location.outskirt
English
Noun
(en noun)- Many people commute into the business district from the outskirts of town.
Usage notes
*As a noun, plural form is much more common. *In attributive use, the singular form is more common.outlying
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The more outlying villages were never visited by their member of parliament.
- When the map was redrawn after the war, our cousin found herself living in outlying territory.
Noun
(en noun)- The other areas and the outlyings will have to come in at a later date, although the council wrestles with that periodically. But the amount of money involved would be substantial.