ˈoff-ˌlying, a.
[f. off- 2 + lying, pr. pple. of lie v.1]
Lying off, at a distance or out of the way; remote; lying off from the central or main part.
| 1864 Pall Mall G. 31 Aug. 1/1 The off-lying colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland. 1886 Child Ballads iv. xcviii. 373/2 An off-lying apartment in which she sleeps with her maids. |