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INTERNALLY
internally
(adverb) on or from the inside; “an internally controlled environment”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
internally (comparative more internally, superlative most internally)
In an internal manner; within or inside of external limits; in an inner part or situation.
Synonym: interiorly
With regard to internal affairs.
Inwardly; spiritually.
Synonyms
• inly, insidely
Antonyms
• externally
Source: Wiktionary
In*ter"nal*ly, adv.
1. Inwardly; within the enveloping surface, or the boundary of a thing; within the body; beneath the surface.
2. Hence: Mentally; spiritually. Jer. Taylor.
INTERNAL
In*tern"al, a. Etym: [L. internus; akin to interior. See Interior.]
1. Inward; interior; being within any limit or surface; inclosed; -- opposed to external; as, the internal parts of a body, or of the earth.
2. Derived from, or dependent on, the thing itself; inherent; as, the internal evidence of the divine origin of the Scriptures.
3. Pertaining to its own affairs or interests; especially, (said of a country) domestic, as opposed to foreign; as, internal trade; internal troubles or war.
4. Pertaining to the inner being or the heart; spiritual. With our Savior, internal purity is everything. Paley.
5. Intrinsic; inherent; real. [R.] The internal rectitude of our actions in the sight of God. Rogers.
6. (Anat.)
Definition: Lying toward the mesial plane; mesial. Internal angle (Geom.), an interior angle. See under Interior.
– Internal gear (Mach.), a gear in which the teeth project inward from the rim instead of outward.
Syn.
– Inner; interior; inward; inland; inside.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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