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