See Also: Precoracoid(medicine)

inwardly (iou) and Precoracoid (medicine)


inwardly (iou)



inwardly adverb. OE.
[from INWARD adjective & noun + -LY2.]
a. In or from the inmost heart; with deep emotion or feeling; heartily, fervently, earnestly. OE-M17.
b. In mind or thought, mentally; at heart; in reality; secretly. ME.
groan inwardly: see GROAN verb.
J. Updike Harry calculates inwardly that he has made a thousand a month on his gold. L. Whistler He was inwardly apprehensive as well as outwardly adventurous.
Intimately, thoroughly; closely. ME-E18.
On the inside, in the inner part; within, internally. L15.
b. In words to oneself, not aloud. M16.
Towards the inside or inner part; towards that which is within, into the mind or soul. Now rare or obsolete. M17.

Precoracoid (medicine)


precoracoid
<anatomy> The anterior part of the coracoid (often closely united with the clavicle) in the shoulder girdle of many reptiles and amphibians.

Source: Websters Dictionary