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inward
(in¦ward)
Pronunciation:
/ˈɪnwəd/
adjective
[
attributive
]
directed or proceeding towards the inside; coming in from outside:
inward mail
a graceful inward movement of her wrist
existing within the mind, soul, or spirit, and often not expressed:
she felt an inward sense of release
adverb
variant of
inwards
.
Origin:
Old English
inweard
,
inneweard
,
innanweard
(see
in
,
-ward
)
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