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Vinony

outwith

preposition

  1. in an unsuspected manner; without being suspected
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /aʊtˈwɪð/ / /aʊtˈwɪθ/

adv

Etymology: From Middle English outwith, outewith, a transposed variant of Middle English withoute (“without”). Cognate to Scots ootwi. By surface analysis, out + with.

  1. Outside, outwardly; outwards.

prep

Etymology: From Middle English outwith, outewith, a transposed variant of Middle English withoute (“without”). Cognate to Scots ootwi. By surface analysis, out + with.

  1. Outside; beyond; outside of.

    “All at once he’d wanted to buy a place there, but it had been too isolated for his wife – and outwith their means anyway.”

    “2004, Official Journal of the European Union, 24.7.2004, C190/10, reporting on a judgment of the European Court of Justice. Finally, the Court failed to examine, and thus to show, in what way such differentiated treatment is objectively justified. The fact that it is the result of circumstances outwith the control of the Communities does not constitute such justification […] .”