innerly

in·ner

 (ĭn′ər)

adj.

1. Located or occurring farther inside: an inner room; an inner layer of warm clothing.

2. Less apparent; deeper: the inner meaning of a poem.

3. Of or relating to the mind or spirit: "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle" (Leonard Bernstein).

4. More exclusive, influential, or important: the inner circles of government.

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[Middle English, from Old English innera; see en in Indo-European roots.]

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in′ner n.

in′ner·ly adv. & adj.

in′ner·ness n.

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Translations

intérieurement