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Pronunciation : In"ward
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [AS. inweard, inneweard, innanweard, fr. innan, inne, within (fr. in in; see In) + the suffix -weard, E. -ward.]
Definition : 1. Being or placed within; inner; interior; -- opposed to outward. Milton.

2. Seated in the mind, heart, spirit, or soul. "Inward beauty." Shak.

3. Intimate; domestic; private. [Obs.] All my inward friends abhorred me. Job xix. 19. He had had occasion, by one very inward with him, to know in part the discourse of his life. Sir P. Sidney.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : In"ward
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. That which is inward or within; especially, in the plural, the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera. Jer. Taylor. Then sacrificing, laid the inwards and their fat. Milton.

2. The mental faculties; -- usually pl. [Obs.]

3. An intimate or familiar friend or acquaintance. [Obs.] "I was an inward of his." Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : In"ward, In"wards
Part of Speech : adv.
Etymology : [AS. inweard. The ending -s is prop. a genitive ending. See Inward, a., -wards.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913