inwardly

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inwardly

/ˈɪnwədli/ UK
/ˈɪnwɚdli/ US

adverb

not comparable In an inward manner; to or toward the inside or to oneself. Jacob groaned inwardly when he was called on to answer the question.
Similar: inly
not comparable, obsolete Completely, fully. 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

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@misc{inwardly_2026,
  title = {inwardly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inwardly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}