Inward \In"ward\, Inwards \In"wards\, adv. [AS. inweard. The ending -s is prop. a genitive ending. See Inward, a., -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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Inward \In"ward\, a. [AS. inweard, inneweard, innanweard, fr. innan, inne, within (fr. in in; see In) + the suffix -weard, E. -ward.]

1. Being or placed within; inner; interior; -- opposed to outward. --Milton.

2. Seated in the mind, heart, spirit, or soul. ``Inward beauty.'' --Shak.

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Inward \In"ward\, n.

1. That which is inward or within; especially, in the plural, the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera. --Jer. Taylor.

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.]

``I was an inward of his.'' --Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)