| 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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