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narrowly

  • adverb
  • /ˈnæɹəʊli/

In a narrow manner; without flexibility or latitude.

Example

“They regarded the new idea rather narrowly.”

Other meanings

  1. Closely; by a narrow margin.

    “They narrowly escaped collision.”

Word history

From Middle English "narowly".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “narrowly” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.