inwardadj/ˈɪnwəd/

• 1

  Situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside.

• 2

  Not superficially obvious, inner, not expressed, especially relating to mental or spiritual faculties as opposed to external ones.

  • Noble and milde this Perſean ſeemes to be, If outward habit Iudge the inward man.
• 3

  Moving or tending toward the inside.

• 4

  archaicNot directed toward the outside world, and thus quiet or indistinct.

• 5

  obsoleteInternal to a particular place or country; not foreign, domestic.

• 6

  obsoleteSecret, private, kept hidden.

• 7

  obsoleteComing from one’s inmost or sincerest feelings; heartfelt, earnest.

• 8

  obsoleteIntimate, closely acquainted; familiar, close.

  • There is nothing can be added unto the daintinesse of Fulvius wives death, who was so inward with Augustus.
  • All my inward friends abhorred me.

inwardadv/ˈɪnwəd/

• 1

  Towards the inside.

• 2

  Towards one’s mind, thoughts, or internal self.

  • So much the rather, thou Celestial Light, / Shine inward.
  • You also may experience feelings of guilt, which is anger turned inward on yourself.
• 3

  obsoleteOn the inside, within, inside.

• 4

  obsoleteIn one’s mind, thoughts, or internal self.

• 5

  nauticaltransportTowards home.

inwardnoun/ˈɪnwəd/

• 1

  obsoleteThat which is inward or within; the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera.

  • [T]his man is a servant of the eyes of men, and offers parchment or a white skin in sacrifice, but the flesh and the inwards he leaves to be consumed by a stranger fire.
  • Then sacrificing, laid the inwards and their fat.
• 2

  obsoleteThe mental faculties or other characteristics not immediately apparent.

• 3

  obsoleteA familiar friend or acquaintance.

  • I was an inward of his.