INWARD; INWARDS In"ward, In"wards, adv. Etym: [AS. inweard. The ending -s is prop. a genitive ending. See Inward, a., -wards.]
1. Toward the inside; toward the center or interior; as, to bend a thing inward.
2. Into, or toward, the mind or thoughts; inwardly; as, to turn the attention inward. So much the rather, thou Celestial Light, Shine inward. Milton.
INWARDLY
In"ward*ly, adv. Etym: [AS. inweardlice.]
1. In the inner parts; internally. Let Benedick, like covered fire, Consume away in sighs, waste inwardly. Shak.
2. Toward the center; inward; as, to curve inwardly.
3. In the heart or mind; mentally; privately; secretas, he inwardly repines.
4. Intimately; thoroughly. [Obs.] I shall desire to know him more inwardly. Beau. & Fl.
INWARDNESS
In"ward*ness, n.
1. Internal or true state; essential nature; as, the inwardness of conduct. Sense can not arrive to the inwardness Of things. Dr. H. More.