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adjective

Inward adj.

Being or placed within; inner; interior; opposed to outward.

Seated in the mind, heart, spirit, or soul. "Inward beauty."

Intimate; domestic; private. (Obs.) "All my inward friends abhorred me." "He had had occasion, by one very inward with him, to know in part the discourse of his life."

adverb

Inwards, Inward adv.

Toward the inside; toward the center or interior; as, to bend a thing inward.

Into, or toward, the mind or thoughts; inwardly; as, to turn the attention inward. "So much the rather, thou Celestial Light, Shine inward."

noun

Inward n.

That which is inward or within; especially, in the plural, the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera. "Then sacrificing, laid the inwards and their fat."

The mental faculties; usually pl. (Obs.)

An intimate or familiar friend or acquaintance. (Obs.) "I was an inward of his."

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"Inward" Quotes from Famous Books

... between the inner and the outer life of Dante is one of the most impressive pictures of human experience; the pain, the privation, the humiliation of outward circumstance so bitter, so prolonged; the joy, the fullness, the exaltation of inward condition so complete, the achievement so great. Above all other poetry the 'Divine Comedy' is the expression of high character, and of a manly nature of surpassing breadth and tenderness of sympathy, of intensity ...

— Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern -- Volume 11 • Various

... bought with the garden through your generous assistance.' I had perceived that the simpleton had bought her with much eager desire, and perhaps his heart was fixed on her; for this reason, I, suppressing my inward vexation, remained silent; but my heart from that moment was disturbed and displeasure affected my temper; moreover, the wretch had the impudence to make this harlot our cup-bearer. At that moment I was drinking my own blood with rage, ...

— Bagh O Bahar, Or Tales of the Four Darweshes • Mir Amman of Dihli

... In the drawing-room, the high walls, from which well-known portraits stood forth, were paneled with amber-hued wood overlaid with elaborate gilt traceries; they ended in a wide golden frieze that curved inward to inclose a ceiling painted with roguish goddesses after the manner of Watteau. Here and there, between chairs and sofas the arms of which seemed composed of half-melted ingots, appeared a baroque cabinet filled with small, precious ...

— Sacrifice • Stephen French Whitman

... hinge is juist pitten on wi' potty [putty];' whiles John will walk half-way down the kirk, and then turn to see if my father has sat quietly down according to instructions. This John has always done since the day when some inward communing overcame my father before he began his sermon, and he stood up in the pulpit without saying a word till the people thought that he was in direct communion with ...

— The Lilac Sunbonnet • S.R. Crockett

... anguish, and resolved to hurry into Vienna myself this very day. God be praised! this is not necessary; follow my advice, and love and peace of mind, as well as worldly happiness, will attend us, and you can then combine an inward and spiritual existence with your outer life. But it is well that the former should be esteemed superior to the latter. Il fait trop froid. So I am to see you on Saturday? Write to say whether you come early or in the evening, that ...

— Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826 Vol. 2 • Lady Wallace

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