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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Inwardly \In"ward*ly\, adverb [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; secretly; as, he inwardly repines.
4. Intimately; thoroughly. [Obs.]
I shall desire to know him more inwardly. --Beau. & Fl.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
inwardly
adverb: with respect to private feelings; "inwardly, she was raging" [syn: {inside}] [ant: {outwardly}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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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