in ‧ ward /ˈɪnwəd $ -wərd/ BrE AmE adjective written
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: inweard ]
1 . [only before noun] felt or experienced in your own mind but not expressed to other people OPP outward :
a feeling of inward satisfaction
inward panic
2 . towards the inside or centre of something
—inwardly adverb :
I managed to smile, but inwardly I was furious.