inward

adj

1. Situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside.
2. Not superficially obvious, inner, not expressed, especially relating to mental or spiritual faculties as opposed to external ones.

   “Noble and milde this Perſean ſeemes to be, If outward habit Iudge the inward man.”

3. Moving or tending toward the inside.
4. (archaic)Not directed toward the outside world, and thus quiet or indistinct.
5. (obsolete)Internal to a particular place or country; not foreign, domestic.
6. (obsolete)Secret, private, kept hidden.
7. (obsolete)Coming from one’s inmost or sincerest feelings; heartfelt, earnest.
8. (obsolete)Intimate, closely acquainted; familiar, close.

   “There is nothing can be added unto the daintinesse of Fulvius wives death, who was so inward with Augustus.”

   “All my inward friends abhorred me.”

   “He had had occasion, by one very inward with him, to know in part the discourse of his life.”

9. (obsolete)Devoted to spiritual matters, pious, devout.
10. (obsolete)Tame.
11. (obsolete)Internal; applied through the stomach by being swallowed.

adv

1. (not-comparable)Towards the inside.
2. (not-comparable)Towards one’s mind, thoughts, or internal self.

   “So much the rather, thou Celestial Light, / Shine inward.”

   “You also may experience feelings of guilt, which is anger turned inward on yourself.”

   “By this logic, it makes more sense to turn inward than to make oneself vulnerable, to nihilistically maxx rather than actually encounter the other.”

3. (not-comparable, obsolete)On the inside, within, inside.
4. (not-comparable, obsolete)In one’s mind, thoughts, or internal self.
5. (not-comparable)Towards home.

noun

1. (in-plural, obsolete)That which is inward or within; the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera.

   “[T]his man is a servant of the eyes of men, and offers parchment or a white skin in sacrifice, but the flesh and the inwards he leaves to be consumed by a stranger fire.”

   “Then sacrificing, laid the inwards and their fat.”

2. (in-plural, obsolete)The mental faculties or other characteristics not immediately apparent.
3. (obsolete)A familiar friend or acquaintance.

   “I was an inward of his.”