internally

English

Etymology

From internal +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɜːnəli/, /-ˈtɜːnl̩i/

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɜɹnəli/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɜːnəli/
• Hyphenation: in‧tern‧al‧ly

Adverb

internally (comparative more internally, superlative most internally)

1. In an internal manner; within or inside of external limits; in an inner part or situation.

   Synonym: interiorly

2. With regard to internal affairs.
3. Inwardly; spiritually.
   • 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXI, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 264:

     "I cannot," said she, internally, "see that it makes any difference to him which of my daughters he takes, if, as he says, it is my admirable mode of bringing them up which has put matrimony into his head, for it is certain I have brought them up impartially...

Synonyms

• inly, insidely

Antonyms

• externally

Derived terms

• internally displaced person

Translations

in an internal manner

Catalan: internament Finnish: sisäisesti Latin: penitus Norwegian: Bokmål: internt Polish: wewnętrznie (pl) Spanish: internamente (es), interiormente (es) Walloon: divintrinnmint (wa)

with regard to internal affairs

Catalan: internament Spanish: internamente (es)

inwardly; spiritually

Catalan: interiorment

Further reading

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “internally”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “internally”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.