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[syn: inwardly, inside]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Inwardly \In"ward*ly\, adv. [AS. inweardlice.]
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1. In the inner parts; internally.
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Let Benedick, like covered fire,
Consume away in sighs, waste inwardly. --Shak.
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2. Toward the center; inward; as, to curve inwardly.
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3. In the heart or mind; mentally; privately; secretly; as,
he inwardly repines.
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4. Intimately; thoroughly. [Obs.]
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I shall desire to know him more inwardly. --Beau. &
Fl.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
inwardly
adv 1: with respect to private feelings; "inwardly, she was
raging" [syn: inwardly, inside] [ant: outwardly]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "inwardly":
by birth, by nature, centrally, congenitally, deeply, genetically,
immanently, in, inland, inly, innately, inshore, interiorly,
internally, intimately, intrinsically, inward, inwards, naturally,
originally, primally, primitively, profoundly, under the surface,
withinwards