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Definition of Inward
1. Adjective. Relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts. "A concern with inward reflections"
Similar to: Indwelling, Inmost, Innermost, Inner, Interior, Internal, Private, Secret, Self-whispered
Derivative terms: Inwardness, Inwardness
Antonyms: Outward
2. Adverb. Toward the center or interior. "Move the needle further inwards!"
3. Adjective. Directed or moving inward or toward a center. "Inward flood of capital"
4. Adverb. To or toward the inside of. "Smash in the door"
Definition of Inward
1. a. Being or placed within; inner; interior; - - opposed to outward.
2. n. That which is inward or within; especially, in the plural, the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera.
3. adv. Toward the inside; toward the center or interior; as, to bend a thing inward.
Definition of Inward
1. toward the inside [adv]
Medical Definition of Inward
1. 1. Being or placed within; inner; interior; opposed to outward. 2. Seated in the mind, heart, spirit, or soul. "Inward beauty." 3. Intimate; domestic; private. "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) Origin: AS. Inweard, inneweard, innanweard, fr. Innan, inne, within (fr. In in; see In) + the suffix -weard, E. -ward. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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