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inwardly

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in·ward·ly  (nwrd-l)
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).

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.inwardly - with respect to private feelings; "inwardly, she was raging"
outwardly - in outward appearance; "outwardly, she appeared composed"

inwardly
adverb privately, secretly, to yourself, within, inside, at heart, deep down, in your head, in your inmost heart She smiled inwardly.
Translations
inwardly [ˈɪnwədlɪ] ADV [think, sigh, groan, smile] → para sus adentros; [know, struggle] → en su interior; [feel] → por dentro
she was inwardly furiouspor dentro estaba furiosa
she felt inwardly relievedse sintió aliviada por dentro
the house was outwardly clean but inwardly filthyla casa estaba limpia por fuera pero asquerosa por dentro
inwardly [ˈɪnwərdli] adv [feel, think] → intérieurement, en son for intérieur
He 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.
inwardly
advinnerlich, im Inneren; to inwardly digest somethingetw geistig verarbeiten
inwardly [ˈɪnwədlɪ] adv (feel, think) → nel proprio intimo, dentro di sé
inwardly [ˈɪnwədlɪ] adv (feel, think) → nel proprio intimo, dentro di sé


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But to enable a prince to form an opinion of his servant there is one test which never fails; when you see the servant thinking more of his own interests than of yours, and seeking inwardly his own profit in everything, such a man will never make a good servant, nor will you ever be able to trust him; because he who has the state of another in his hands ought never to think of himself, but always of his prince, and never pay any attention to matters in which the prince is not concerned.
His days were filled with morbid self-pity, which eventually engendered in his weak and vacillating mind a hatred for those who had sent him here--for the very men he had at first inwardly thanked for saving him from the ignominy of degradation.
Mother Simon wiped it away with a cloth, saying inwardly that some day she would have to go through the same thing herself.
 
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