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; secrety; as, he inwardly repines.
4.
Intimately; thoroughly.
[Obs.]
I shall desire to know him more inwardly.
Beau. & Fl.
© Webster 1913.