inwardly
adverb/ˈɪnwərdli/
Frequency rank: #16,710 most common English word
Meaning
in one's inner thoughts or feelings; secretly, without showing outwardly
Example sentence
She smiled and nodded, but inwardly she felt nervous about the presentation.
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