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Webster 1913 Edition


Inwards

{

In′ward

,

In′wards

, }
adv.
[AS.
inweard
. The ending -s is prop. a genitive ending. See
Inward
,
Adj.
,
-wards
.]
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.

In′wards

,
adv.
See
Inward
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Inwards

IN'WARDS

,
adv.
Toward the inside. Turn the attention inward.
1.
Toward the center or interior; as, to bend a thing inward.
2.
Into the mind or thoughts.
Celestial light shine inward.