adjective

1. situated within; being on the inside; internal
2. of or belonging to the inner nature of a person; mental or spiritual
3. directed toward the inside; ingoing the inward pull of a centrifuge
4. 1. intuitive; empathetic an inward understanding of the poetic mind
   2. subtle a delicate inward lyricism
   3. intimate (with) the play invites the audience to be inward with the character
   4. introspective an obsession with inward consciousness
   5. withdrawn; reticent a shy and inward person

Etymology: ME inneward < OE inweard, inneweard: see in- & -ward

noun

1. the inside; inward part
2. the entrails

adverb

1. toward the inside, interior, or center
2. into the mind, thoughts, or soul