Inward — Defs

01 a. Being or placed within; inner; interior; -- opposed to outward.

1.
Being or placed within; inner; interior; -- opposed to outward.
2.
Seated in the mind, heart, spirit, or soul.
3.
Intimate; domestic; private.[Obs.]
“All my inward friends abhorred me.” — Job xix. 19.

“He had had occasion, by one very inward with him, to know in part the discourse of his life.” — Sir P. Sidney.

02 n. That which is inward or within; especially, in the plural, the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera.

1.
That which is inward or within; especially, in the plural, the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera.
“Then sacrificing, laid the inwards and their fat.” — Milton.
2.
The mental faculties; -- usually pl.[Obs.]
3.
An intimate or familiar friend or acquaintance.[Obs.]

03 adv. Toward the inside; toward the center or interior; as, to bend a thing inward.

1.
Toward the inside; toward the center or interior; as, to bend a thing inward.
2.
Into, or toward, the mind or thoughts; inwardly; as, to turn the attention inward.
“So much the rather, thou Celestial Light, Shine inward.” — Milton.