| Definition of 'narrowly' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adverb) narrowly
in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions
"he interprets the law narrowly"
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1. (adverb) narrowly
by a very small amount or distance
The two planes narrowly missed each other.
2. narrowly
in a limited way
The term "eating disorder" has been too narrowly defined.
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| Definition of 'narrowly' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) narrowly
with little breadth; in a narrow manner
2. (adverb) narrowly
without much extent; contractedly
3. (adverb) narrowly
with minute scrutiny; closely; as, to look or watch narrowly; to search narrowly
4. (adverb) narrowly
with a little margin or space; by a small distance; hence, closely; hardly; barely; only just; -- often with reference to an avoided danger or misfortune; as, he narrowly escaped
5. (adverb) narrowly
sparingly; parsimoniously
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Sense: closely; only just
The ball narrowly missed his head.
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Afrikaans: rakelings |
Arabic: بشيءٍ قليل، بِشَق النَّفْ |
Bulgarian: насмалко |
Brazilian: por pouco |
Czech: těsně, o chloupek |
German: eng |
Danish: kneben; med nød og næppe |
Greek: μόλις |
Spanish: por poco |
Estonian: hädavaevu |
Farsi: از نزدیک |
Finnish: juuri ja juuri |
French: de justesse |
Hebrew: בִּקצָת, בְּצִמצוּם |
Hindi: निकट से |
Croatian: tijesno, jedva jedvice |
Hungarian: épphogy |
Indonesian: nyaris mengenai |
Icelandic: naumlega |
Italian: (per poco) |
Japanese: かろうじて |
Korean: 좁게 |
Lithuanian: vos, nežymiai, atidžiai |
Latvian: gandrīz; tikko |
Malay: hamper-hampir, nyaris |
Dutch: net |
Norwegian: knepent, med nød og neppe |
Polish: o włos |
Persian: از نزدیک |
Pashto: له نږدى |
Portuguese: por pouco |
Romanian: cu puţin |
Russian: чуть; еле-еле |
Slovak: tesne, o chlp |
Slovenian: tesno |
Serbian: za dlaku |
Swedish: med knapp nöd, nätt och j |
Thai: อย่างหวุดหวิด |
Turkish: darı darına, kıl payı |
Taiwanese: 勉強地,以毫釐之差 |
Ukrainian: ледве, мало не |
Urdu: بالکل قريب سے |
Vietnamese: suýt nữa |
Chinese: 狭窄地,勉强地 |
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