1. (a.) Being or placed within; inner; interior; -- opposed to outward.
2. (a.) Seated in the mind, heart, spirit, or soul.
3. (a.) Intimate; domestic; private.
4. (n.) That which is inward or within; especially, in the plural, the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera.
5. (n.) The mental faculties; -- usually pl.
6. (n.) An intimate or familiar friend or acquaintance.
7. (a.) Alt. of Inwards
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