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Webster 1913 Edition
Inward
In′ward
(ĭn-wẽrd)
, Adj.
[AS.
inweard
, inneweard
, innanweard
, fr. innan
, inne
, within (fr. in
in; see In
) + the suffix -weard
, E. -ward
.] 1.
Being or placed within; inner; interior; – opposed to
outward
. Milton.
2.
Seated in the mind, heart, spirit, or soul.
“Inward beauty.” Shak.
3.
Intimate; domestic; private.
[Obs.]
All my
inward
friends abhorred me. Job xix. 19.
He had had occasion, by one very
inward
with him, to know in part the discourse of his life. Sir P. Sidney.
In′ward
,Noun.
1.
That which is inward or within; especially, in the plural, the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera.
Jer. Taylor.
Then sacrificing, laid the
inwards
and their fat. Milton.
2.
The mental faculties; – usually
pl.
[Obs.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Inward
IN'WARD
, a.1.
Internal; interior; placed or being within; as the inward structure of the body.2.
Intimate; domestic; familiar.3.
Seated in the mind or soul.