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Inwardly   /ˈɪnwərdli/   Listen
adverb
Inwardly  adv.  
1.
In the inner parts; internally. "Let Benedick, like covered fire, Consume away in sighs, waste inwardly."
2.
Toward the center; inward; as, to curve inwardly.
3.
In the heart or mind; mentally; privately; secretly; as, he inwardly repines.
4.
Intimately; thoroughly. (Obs.) "I shall desire to know him more inwardly."





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"Inwardly" Quotes from Famous Books



... his note-book from his pocket, and scribbled a few lines, which he showed to the officer. The latter read, inwardly digested for ...
— The Sign at Six • Stewart Edward White
... flattering fashion. This, of itself, had been enough to pique curiosity in a young girl, just escaped from her convent school; but added to the outward semblance of the stranger, by the sun made lustrous—so lustrous inwardly—Adela Miranda was moved by something more than curiosity. As she stood regarding the likeness of Frank Hamersley she felt very much as he had done looking at hers—in love with one only ...
— The Lone Ranche • Captain Mayne Reid
... her by her son, she said on embracing her, 'My dear, what have you done to Henry that has bewitched him so!' at the same time allowing a few tears to carry before them, in little pills, the cosmetic powder on her nose; as a delicate but touching signal that she suffered much inwardly for the show of composure with which she ...
— Little Dorrit • Charles Dickens
... unconsciously his pity embittered all the delight his praise had given, and this implied regret for her stung her as the rend of the spur a young Arab colt—stung her inwardly into cruel wrath and pain; outwardly into irony, deviltry, ...
— Under Two Flags • Ouida [Louise de la Ramee]
... in acknowledgment, the head outlines shifting as the camouflaged face turned towards Telzey. Then the inwardly uncamouflaged, very substantial looking mouth opened slowly, showing Tick-Tock's red tongue and curved white tusks. The mouth stretched in a wide yawn, snapped shut with a click of meshing teeth, became indistinguishable again. Next, a pair of camouflaged lids drew back ...
— Novice • James H. Schmitz


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