inwardly
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"I'm inwardly happy, but if there was a game next week it would be a tough review and there would be a lot of things to improve."
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2024
Byrne’s Beckett may be less austere, outwardly and inwardly, than the author’s prevailing image.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2024
The show had turned him into a celebrity and he received 10 million yen in compensation, but inwardly he still felt shattered and alone.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
The empire changed enormously during Chinggis Khan’s reign, becoming more inwardly peaceful but also much more materialistic in its tastes.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
I cringed inwardly at the awkwardness of the words as soon as I’d said them, but couldn’t think of a less awkward way to take them back.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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