Inwardly IN'WARDLY, adv. In the inner parts; internally.
Let Benedict, like covered fire,
Consume away in sighs, waste inwardly.
1. In the heart; privately; secretly. He inwardly repines. It is not easy to treat with respect a person whom we inwardly despise.
2. Towards the center.

inwardly adv 1: with respect to private feelings; "inwardly, she was raging" [syn: inwardly, inside] [ant: outwardly]

inwardly adverb Date: before 12th century 1. in the innermost being ; mentally, spiritually 2. a. beneath the surface ; internally <bled inwardly> b. to oneself ; privately <cursed inwardly>

inwardly
adv.
1 on the inside.
2 in the mind or soul.
3 (of speaking) not aloud; inaudibly.
Etymology: OE inweardlice (as INWARD)

Inwardly \In"ward*ly\, adv. [AS. inweardlice.] 1. In the inner parts; internally. Let Benedick, like covered fire, Consume away in sighs, waste inwardly. --Shak. 2. Toward the center; inward; as, to curve inwardly. 3. In the heart or mind; mentally; privately; secret?y; as, he inwardly repines. 4. Intimately; thoroughly. [Obs.] I shall desire to know him more inwardly. --Beau. & Fl.

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

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