inwardly
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in·ward·ly
(ĭn′wərd-lē)adv.
1. On or in the inside; within: a window opening flared inwardly.
2. Privately; to oneself: "kept his lips closed with the expression of a man inwardly laughing" (T.S. Stribling).
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inwardly
(ˈɪnwədlɪ)adv
1. within the private thoughts or feelings; secretly: inwardly troubled, he kept smiling.
2. not aloud: to laugh inwardly.
3. with reference to the inside or inner part; internally
4. archaic intimately; essentially: the most inwardly concerned of the plotters.
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in•ward•ly
(ˈɪn wərd li)adv.
1. in or on the inside or inner part; internally.
2. privately; secretly: Inwardly, he disliked his guest.
3. within the self; mentally or spiritually: to stay inwardly calm.
4. in low or soft tones; not aloud.
5. toward the inside, interior, or center.
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Adv. 1. inwardly - with respect to private feelings; "inwardly, she was raging"
outwardly - in outward appearance; "outwardly, she appeared composed"
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inwardly
adverb privately, secretly, to yourself, within, inside, at heart, deep down, in your head, in your inmost heart She smiled inwardly.
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Translations
في داخِلِه، داخِلِيّاً
v duchu
inderst indeindvendigt
innra meî sér
inwardly
[ˈɪnwədlɪ] ADV [think, sigh, groan, smile] → para sus adentros ; [know, struggle] → en su interior ; [feel] → por dentroshe was inwardly furious → por dentro estaba furiosa
she felt inwardly relieved → se sintió aliviada por dentro
the house was outwardly clean but inwardly filthy → la casa estaba limpia por fuera pero asquerosa por dentro
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inwardly
[ˈɪnwərdli] adv [feel, think] → intérieurement, en son for intérieurHe pretended to be affronted, but inwardly he was pleased → Il prétendait être offensé mais, intérieurement, il était ravi., Il prétendait être offensé mais en son for intérieur, il était ravi.
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inward
(ˈinwəd) adjective1. being within, especially in the mind. his inward thoughts. innerlik باطِني، داخِلي вътрешен profundo vnitřní, niterný innerlich indre εσώτερος, ενδόμυχος interior sisemine درونی sisäinen intime פנימי अन्दरूनी unutarnji belső tersembunyi innri intimo 心の中の 마음속에 vidinis iekšējs tersembunyi innerlijk indre, innvendig wewnętrzny د ننه، داخلى profundo lăuntric внутренний vnútorný notranji unutrašnji inre, invärtes ในใจ içinde saklı 內心的 внутрішній; духовний داخلی ở trong 内心的
2. moving towards the inside. an inward curve in the coastline. binnewaarts مُتَّجِه نَحْو الداخِل обърнат/насочен навътре para dentro směřující dovnitř Innen-... indgående (κινούμενος) προς τα μέσα hacia dentro sissepoole suunatud درون سوی sisäänpäin suuntautunut vers l'intérieur כְּלַפֵּי פְּנִים आवक prema unutra befelé tartó masuk ke dalam sem beinist inn á við verso l'interno 中への 안쪽을 향하는 nukreiptas į vidų vērsts uz iekšu masuk ke dalam binnenwaarts innover skierowany do wewnątrz د ننه خوا fechado spre interior направленный внутрь smerujúci dovnútra v notranjost koji zakreće ka unutra inåtgående, inåtriktad เข้าข้างใน iç tarafa doğru 向內的 внутрішній اندر کی طرف hướng vào trong 向内的
ˈinward, ˈinwards adverb towards the inside or the centre. When one of the eyes turns inwards, we call the effect a squint. inwaarts نَحْو الداخِل навътре para dentro dovnitř nach innen indad προς τα μέσα hacia dentro sissepoole به طرف داخل sisäänpäin vers l'intérieur כְּלַפֵּי פְּנִים आंतरिक, भीतरी okrenuto befelé ke dalam inn, inn á við verso l'interno 中へ 안쪽을 향하여 į vidų uz iekšu; iekšup ke dalam naar binnen innover do środka د ننه خوا ته para dentro spre interior внутрь dovnútra navznoter ka unutra inåt เข้าข้างใน içeriye doğru, içe doğru 向內 всередину, всередині مرکز کی طرف واقع phía trong 向内
ˈinwardly adverb in one's thoughts; secretly. He was inwardly pleased when she failed; She was laughing/groaning inwardly. innerlik في داخِلِه، داخِلِيّاً потайно secretamente v duchu innerlich inderst inde; indvendigt από μέσα μου, κρυφά interiormente sisimas باطناً؛ از ته دل sisäisesti en son for intérieur בְּלִיבּוֹ मन में, भीतर की ओर u svojoj nutrini belsőleg, belül diam-diam innra með sér intimamente 心の中で 남몰래, 내적으로 viduje iekšēji; pie sevis diam-diam van binnen i sitt indre, i sitt stille sinn w duchu په باطن كښى secretamente în sinea sa в душе v duchu v sebi u sebi invärtes, i sitt inre, i sitt stilla sinne ภายในใจ için için, gizliden gizliye 心裡 про себе, в душі دل ، ذہن یا باطن میں trong thâm tâm 在心灵深处
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