Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb In an inward manner; inwardly.
- adverb With thorough knowledge or understanding.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Internal; inward.
- Internally; inwardly; within; secretly.
- Heartily; fully; hence, extremely.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Internally; within; in the heart.
- adjective Internal; interior; secret.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete
Inward . - adverb
Inwardly ,within ;internally ;secretly . - adverb obsolete
Heartily ,completely ,fully ,thoroughly ;extremely .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Many of you that pout and spew hate on Obama are inly contributing to the problem as you offer no real solutions to the problems we face.
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The inly thing that Hector did was leave out the words “with me” in the sentence I quoted.
Matthew Yglesias » Jessica Valenti on Anti-Feminists and So-Called “Hook-up Culture” 2009
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Reading through the comments, there were inly a few schmucks who tried to defend this action.
RNC resolution won't 'handcuff' Steele, co-sponsor says 2009
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As I said, Not as I define either deisgn or evolution, but as those words are defined in the scientific literature, even if inly (and usally) implicitly.
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Or are you saying the email address is the inly important part?
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O the cruel anguish of this bloody wound that inly racks my frame!
Rhesus 2008
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O the cruel anguish of this bloody wound that inly racks my frame!
Rhesus 2008
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To celestial ears recording such a message inly borne,
Poems and Fragments 2006
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Troubleth, as he whose friend only but inly was
Poems and Fragments 2006
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Maybe for all they chide, their hearts do inly desire thee.
Poems and Fragments 2006
fbharjo commented on the word inly
inwardly, fully, closely Old English
January 3, 2008
bilby commented on the word inly
These shall the fury Passions tear,
The vultures of the mind,
Disdainful Anger, pallid Fear,
And Shame that skulks behind;
Or pining Love shall waste their youth,
Or Jealousy with rankling tooth
That inly gnaws the secret heart,
And Envy wan, and faded Care,
Grim-visaged comfortless Despair,
And Sorrow's piercing dart.
- T. Gray, 'Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College'.
September 17, 2008