inwardly

UK /ˈɪnwədli/ US /ˈɪnwɚdli/

adv 2

Collocations

ADJ.

confident, glad

VERB + INWARDLY

groaned, laughed, looked, smiled

INWARDLY + NOUN

sayd

ADV.

quite

Definitions

adv

In an inward manner; to or toward the inside or to oneself.

Jacob groaned inwardly when he was called on to answer the question.

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — with respect to private feelings

inside

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Jacob groaned inwardly when he was called on to answer the question.

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

Tom smiled inwardly.

Tatoeba · #3729831

He laughed inwardly.

Tatoeba · #7432571

Tom laughed inwardly.

Tatoeba · #7432577

He looked confident, but inwardly he felt quite different.

Tatoeba · #12075537

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, inwardly is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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