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inwardly

[ in-werd-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

in or on, or with reference to, the inside or inner part; internally.
privately; secretly:
Inwardly, he disliked his guest.
within the self; mentally or spiritually:
Look inwardly to discover the truth.
in low or soft tones; not aloud.
toward the inside, interior, or center.

inwardly

/ ˈɪnwədlɪ /

within the private thoughts or feelings; secretly
inwardly troubled, he kept smiling
not aloud
to laugh inwardly
with reference to the inside or inner part; internally
archaic.
intimately; essentially
the most inwardly concerned of the plotters

First recorded before 1000; Middle English inwardli, Old English inweardlīce; inward, -ly

Known as “Rummy,” he was a popular student, but classmates also considered him intense and inwardly driven.

It may well have been no big deal to her, but I don't want to be obliviously friendly if she is inwardly bothered.

I can't even leave the room, because I just know she's inwardly criticizing the size of my butt as I walk away.

I did a little Kantian reckoning and inwardly came down on Hartman's side.

I spent most of the day inwardly bracing myself for the piercing shriek of a siren to break the silence of the city.

I remember looking at Anat and thanking her inwardly for being brave enough to do what so many women in Israel would not.

And it's a fair bet that Romney inwardly agrees with his economists more than his base.

He cursed himself inwardly for a fool and a dolt—the more pitiable because he accounted himself cunning above others.

He knew it was a handkerchief, and smiled inwardly as he wondered what Tom Hardy would say if he could see him now.

Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

In this she differed from others of her sect, who strove to convey the idea of humility both outwardly and inwardly.

In the autumn of 1863, after a visit to Apukhtin, Tchaikovsky returned to Petersburg, externally and inwardly a changed man.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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