Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN'WARD-LY
IN'WARD-LY, adv.
- In the inner parts; internally. Let Benedict, like covered fire, / Consume away in sighs, waste inwardly. Shak.
- In the heart; privately; secretly. He inwardly repines. It is not easy to treat with respect a person whom we inwardly despise.
- Toward the center.
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