inwardly
Pronunciation Adverb
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Pronunciation Adverb
inwardly (not comparable)
- In an inward manner; on the inside or to oneself.
- Jacob groaned inwardly when he was called on to answer the question.
- (obsolete) Completely, fully.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, [http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cme/MaloryWks2/1:19.2?rgn=div2;view=fulltext chapter ij], in Le Morte Darthur, book XVI:
- whanne Percyual vnderstode that she was his veray syster / he was inwardly glad and sayd / faire syster I shalle entre therin / For yf I be a mys creature or an vntrue knyghte there shalle I perysshe
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, [http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cme/MaloryWks2/1:19.2?rgn=div2;view=fulltext chapter ij], in Le Morte Darthur, book XVI:
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