interiorly

American  

[in-teer-ee-er-lee] / ɪnˈtɪər i ər li /

adverb

1. in one's inner being, mind, or soul; spiritually, inwardly.

2. in the interior or inland regions of a country.

3. with respect to the inside of something, such as a building, car, etc.

4. with respect to the domestic affairs of a country.

5. Sports. in a way that pertains to interior positions, such as interior linemen in football or the interior channels in soccer.

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Example Sentences

“Tony is singing so deeply and interiorly — it’s almost in a private place, yet he has the courage to completely share,” Mr. Charlap said.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2016

“The huge expanses of marshes that occur interiorly to the shoreline have been spared,” said Irving A. Mendelssohn, a professor of oceanography and coastal plant ecology at Louisiana State University.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2010

But on the other hand, "the Church will rediscover her renewed youthfulness not so much by changing her exterior laws as by interiorly assimilating her true spirit of obedience to Christ."

From Time Magazine Archive

Look for that Tree which alone of all Trees bears a fruit blossoming interiorly, in concealment, and thou shalt discover the Fig.

From The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation by Maitland, Edward

She was truly moved, or, rather, changed interiorly, and straightway she ran to my hostess and said, ‘Oh, cousin, what have you done?’

From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by Gerard, John