outward

/ˈaʊtwəd/ adjective [always before noun]

Definition

› showing on the outside: He had a serious illness, but there was no outward sign of it.

outward flight/journey, etc › when you travel away from a place that you will return to → Opposite inward adjective

(Definition of outward adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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