inwardly

Adverb
Synonyms: inside

WordNet 3.0

Adverb (1)

  1. with respect to private feelings“inwardly, she was raging”Synonyms: inside
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Inwardly \In"ward*ly\, adv. [AS. inweardlice.] [1913 Webster]

1.In the inner parts; internally. [1913 Webster]

Let Benedick, like covered fire, Consume away in sighs, waste inwardly.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.Toward the center; inward; as, to curve inwardly. [1913 Webster]

3.In the heart or mind; mentally; privately; secretly; as, he inwardly repines. [1913 Webster]

4.Intimately; thoroughly. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

I shall desire to know him more inwardly.— Beau. & Fl.[1913 Webster]
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