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outgoing.

Extroverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably; outgiving.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/aʊtˈɡəʊɪŋ/
  1. Extroverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably; outgiving.

    Tom is very outgoing and enjoys meeting people; his brother, on the other hand, is painfully shy.
  2. Going out, on its way out.

    not-comparable
    Is there any outgoing post?
  3. Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced).

    not-comparable
    The outgoing politician wasn't too disappointed he'd lost the election; he was tired of political infighting.
Where this word comes from

From outgo + -ing, out + going.

noun/ˈaʊtˌɡəʊɪŋ/
  1. The act of leaving or going out; exit, departure.

  2. Money that leaves one's possession; expenditure, outlay, expense.

    in-plural
  3. The extreme limit; the place of ending.

Where this word comes from

From outgo + -ing, out + going.

verb/aʊtˈɡəʊɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of outgo

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From outgo + -ing, out + going.

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