Main Entry:

¹in·te·ri·or

Pronunciation:

\in-ˈtir-ē-ər\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle French & Latin; Middle French interiore, from Latin, comparative of Old Latin *interus inward, on the inside; akin to Latin inter

Date:

15th century

1 : lying, occurring, or functioning within the limiting boundaries : inner <an interior point of a triangle> 2 : belonging to mental or spiritual life <a simple interior piety> 3 : belonging to the inner constitution or concealed nature of something <interior meaning of a poem> 4 : lying away or remote from the border or shore

— in·te·ri·or·ly \in-ˈtir-ē-ər-lē\ adverb