INWARDLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inwardly mean? 

• INWARDLY (adverb)
  The adverb INWARDLY has 1 sense:

1. with respect to private feelings

  Familiarity information: INWARDLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INWARDLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

With respect to private feelings

Synonyms:

inside; inwardly

Context example:

inwardly, she was raging

Antonym:

outwardly (in outward appearance)

Pertainym:

inward (relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts)

 Context examples 

I waited, smiling inwardly at the woman of her which compelled a solicitude for Wolf Larsen, of all creatures.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

"Who could want me?" I asked inwardly, as with both hands I turned the stiff door-handle, which, for a second or two, resisted my efforts.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

In addition, dextropropoxyphene closes N-type voltage-gated calcium channels and opens calcium-dependent inwardly rectifying potassium channels.

(Dextropropoxyphene Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, oxycodone closes N-type voltage-gated calcium channels and opens G-protein-coupled inwardly rectifying potassium channels resulting in hyperpolarization and reduction of neuronal excitability.

(Oxycodone, NCI Thesaurus)

Martin frowned inwardly at the citation of that worthy gentleman, and went on: I put stamps on all my manuscripts and started them off to the editors again.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

In addition, buprenorphine closes N-type voltage-gated calcium channels and opens calcium-dependent inwardly rectifying potassium channels, resulting in hyperpolarization, reduced neuronal excitability, analgesia and sedation.

(Buprenorphine Transdermal Matrix Patch, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, morphine closes N-type voltage-gated calcium channels and opens calcium-dependent inwardly rectifying potassium channels, which results in hyperpolarization of neuronal membranes and a reduction in neuronal excitability, and subsequently, analgesia and sedation.

(Morphine Sulfate Sustained-Release Tablet, NCI Thesaurus)

Inwardly I am filled with apprehension.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He seemed to find an immense fund of reflection in this circumstance, and sat pondering and inwardly whistling for some time.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

He had fumed inwardly during the feast, but when the flurry was over and he strolled home after seeing Scott off, a milder mood came over him.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)