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narrowly
Variant of narrow
adjective
- small in width as compared to length; esp., less wide than is customary, standard, or expected; not wide
- limited in meaning, size, amount, or extent: a narrow majority
- limited in outlook; without breadth of view or generosity; not liberal; prejudiced: a narrow mind
- close; careful; minute; thorough: a narrow inspection
- with limited margin; with barely enough space, time, etc.; barely successful: a narrow escape
- limited in means; with hardly enough to live on: narrow circumstances
- ☆ having a relatively high proportion of protein: said of livestock feed
- Dialectal stingy; parsimonious
- Phonet. tense: said of certain vowels
intransitive verb
to decrease in width; contract: the river narrows
transitive verb
to decrease or limit in width, extent, or scope; restrict: to narrow an argument
noun
- a narrow part or place, esp. in a valley, mountain pass, road, etc.
- a narrow passage, as between two bodies of water; strait
Related Forms:
- narrowly adverb
- narrowness noun
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