inwardly

adverb

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in·ward·ly | \ ˈin-wərd-lē

Definition of inwardly

1 : in the innermost being : mentally, spiritually

2a : beneath the surface : internally bled inwardly

b : to oneself : privately cursed inwardly

Examples of inwardly in a Sentence

She was outwardly calm but inwardly nervous.

Recent Examples on the Web In Al Jumail, most living spaces were courtyard houses and oriented inwardly. — Dimitris Sideridis, CNN, 15 July 2021 Historically, service providers focused on a few but not all stakeholders and inwardly focused on themselves. — Peter Bendor-samuel, Forbes, 7 June 2021 Nella groaned inwardly and clenched a fist beneath her desk. — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 1 June 2021 On the other hand, part of me is inwardly fuming because no one gave me any freebies for being responsible and getting vaccinated in a timely manner. — Star Tribune, 27 May 2021 The remedy is to not focus inwardly, but outwardly. — Svetlana Whitener, Forbes, 20 May 2021 Now, as a pandemic causes so many of us to live more inwardly, Macdonald’s is a voice of introspection that seems fully suited to the global grief. — Matt Damsker, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2020 Then again, some quarterbacks are inwardly focused and still obviously hyper-competitive. — oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2020 Physically closed in and unsmiling, outwardly surly and inwardly despairing, Autumn doesn’t quip her way out of trouble or even talk that much. — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2020

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