inward

 
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

Origin:

Old English inweard, inneweard, innanweard (see in, -ward)