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narrowly
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Narrowly \Nar"row*ly\, adv. [AS. nearulice.] With little breadth; in a narrow manner. Without much extent; contractedly. With minute scrutiny; closely; as, to look or watch narrowly; to search narrowly. With a little margin or space; by a small distance; ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Old English nearolice "narrowly, closely, strictly;" see narrow (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "only by a little" is attested from 1550s.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES narrowly avoided ▪ Alan narrowly avoided an accident. narrowly beat sb (= by only a few points, votes etc ) ▪ New Zealand narrowly beat the Springboks in South Africa. narrowly escape sth (= only just avoid having ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
adv. 1 In a narrow manner; without flexibility or latitude. 2 By a narrow margin; closely.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adv. in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions; "he interprets the law narrowly" [ant: broadly ]
Usage examples of narrowly.
Though the secrecy and fidelity of Anne Ascue saved the queen from this peril, that princess soon after fell into a new danger, from which she narrowly escaped.
I was moving rapidly in the same direction, and narrowly avoided a collision, as Ralston Bogues stepped through the door, just in time to catch his hysterical wife.
Of these, all except William Butten, who died upon the voyage, reached Cape Cod in safety, though some of them had become seriously ill from the hardships encountered, and Howland had narrowly escaped drowning.
William Butten, who died upon the voyage, reached Cape Cod in safety, though some of them had become seriously ill from the hardships encountered, and Howland had narrowly escaped drowning.
Then she leaped over the fire, narrowly missing igniting her skirts, to face Dob with the dagger.
I let her go on till her rage was somewhat exhausted, and then, having thrown her divining apparatus into the fire, I looked at her in pity and anger, and said that we must part the next day, as she had narrowly escaped killing me.
Wisewoman Hulde, raised her right hand out of a constant circling movement and inspected narrowly the small pads which covered each fingertip.
Her low-cut green gown set off the red of her hair and brought out the greenness of her narrowly lanceolate eyes.
Orientalists, like Postel, Scaliger, Golius, Pockoke, and Erpenius, produced Orientalist studies that were too narrowly grammatical, lexicographical, geographical, or the like.
Assistant Servant of Security whom he had ordered Loob to have promoted, but he had heard that the fellow lived very narrowly, without luxury even in private.
The horseman behind narrowly managed to avoid a collision, and that only by swerving his cantering steed to the side, which made the rider next to Ortho sheer off, and the man behind him rein in with an oath, while the man to the side of the man to the side had to pull over, but not quite as much.
Maxwell, whose skill called forth the praises of the poet, had the honour of being named by Burke in the House of Commons: he shared in the French revolution, and narrowly escaped the guillotine, like many other true friends of liberty.
Wood and more wood-was Gideon veered the team and narrowly avoided a collision with another steam pumper racing in the opposite direction.
He then fired at the Pykrete, which was so strong that the bullet ricocheted, narrowly missing Portal.
The fyrd sided narrowly with Aeled, and the tanist yielded without even a token fight.