withinside

1 of 2

adverb

with·​in·​side

wə̇¦t͟hin¦sīd,

-th-

variants or less commonly withinsides

-dz

1

archaic : on the inner side

2

a

: on the inside

perceived almost immediately withinside the missing turbot

—Hugh McCrae

b

: indoors

sat withinside tailor-wise and busily stitching

—R. L. Stevenson

withinside

2 of 2

preposition

"

archaic

: inside

has put certain whim-whams withinside the glass

—Thomas Gray

Word History

Etymology

Adverb

withinside from within + side (as in inside); withinsides from withinside + -s

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