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narrowly
nar·row N0019900 (năr′ō)adj. nar·row·er, nar·row·est 1. Of small or limited width, especially in comparison with length.2. Limited in area or scope; cramped.3. Lacking flexibility; rigid: narrow opinions.4. Barely sufficient; close: a narrow margin of victory.5. Painstakingly thorough or attentive; meticulous: narrow scrutiny.6. Linguistics Tense.v. nar·rowed, nar·row·ing, nar·rows v.tr.1. To reduce in width or extent; make narrower.2. To limit or restrict: narrowed the possibilities down to three.v.intr. To become narrower; contract.n.1. A part of little width, as a pass through mountains.2. narrows(used with a sing. or pl. verb)a. A body of water with little width that connects two larger bodies of water.b. A part of a river or an ocean current that is not wide.
[Middle English narwe, from Old English nearu.]
nar′row·ish adj.nar′row·ly adv.nar′row·ness n.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | narrowly - in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions; "he interprets the law narrowly"broadly, broadly speaking, generally, loosely - without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly" |
narrowlyadverb1. just, barely, only just, scarcely, by the narrowest of margins, by the skin of your teeth, by a whisker or hair's-breadth Five firemen narrowly escaped death.2. closely, keenly, carefully, intently, intensely, fixedly, searchingly He frowned and looked narrowly at his colleague.Translationsnarrow (ˈnӕrəu) adjective1. having or being only a small distance from side to side. a narrow road; The bridge is too narrow for large lorries to cross. 狹窄的 狭窄的2. only just managed. a narrow escape. 勉強的 勉强的3. (of ideas, interests or experience) not extensive enough. 狹隘的 狭隘的 verb to make or become narrow. The road suddenly narrowed. 窄化，變窄 变窄ˈnarrowly adverb closely; only just. The ball narrowly missed his head. 勉強地，以毫釐之差 狭窄地，勉强地 ˈnarrows noun plural a narrow sea-passage; a channel or strait. 海峽 海峡ˌnarrow-ˈminded adjective unwilling to accept ideas different from one's own. 心胸狹窄的 气量狭小的IdiomsSeenarrowEncyclopediaSeeNarrownarrowly
Related to narrowly: dimlySynonyms for narrowlyadv justSynonyms- just
- barely
- only just
- scarcely
- by the narrowest of margins
- by the skin of your teeth
- by a whisker or hair's-breadth
adv closelySynonyms- closely
- keenly
- carefully
- intently
- intensely
- fixedly
- searchingly
Antonyms for narrowlyadv in a narrow mannerAntonyms- broadly
- broadly speaking
- generally
- loosely
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