Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Inwardly \In"ward*ly\, adv. [AS. inweardlice.]
   1. In the inner parts; internally.

            Let Benedick, like covered fire, Consume away in
            sighs, waste inwardly.                --Shak.

   2. Toward the center; inward; as, to curve inwardly.

   3. In the heart or mind; mentally; privately; secret?y; as,
      he inwardly repines.

   4. Intimately; thoroughly. [Obs.]

            I shall desire to know him more inwardly. --Beau. &
                                                  Fl.

Source : WordNet®

inwardly
     adv : with respect to private feelings; "inwardly, she was raging"
           [syn: {inside}] [ant: {outwardly}]