narrowly
UK/ˈnæɹəʊli/
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British/ˈnaɹəwlɪj/
narrowly adverb: in a narrow manner; without flexibility or latitude.
Adverb
narrowly (comparative more narrowly, superlative most narrowly)
- In a narrow manner; without flexibility or latitude.
- I eyed him narrowly.
- They regarded the new idea rather narrowly.
- Closely; by a narrow margin.
- They narrowly escaped collision.
- The next day Opra Pitrachard ſent for Monſieur Conſtance to come to him, and ordered him to go and tell the French Officers that there was no deſign of keeping them Priſoners […] I charge you that you ſay this, and no more to thoſe French Officers; and know, that you ſhall be narrowly watched and...1690, “A Relation of the Late Great Revolution in Siam, and the Driving Out of the French”, in A Full and True Relation of the Great and Wonderful Revolution That Hapned Lately in the Kingdom of Siam...
narrowly meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Malayalam
narrowly in Tamil
- மிகச் சிறு அளவில்
narrowly in Marathi
- संकुचितपणे
narrowly in Urdu
- بادقت, بمشکل, تامل سے
narrowly in Malayalam
- കഷ്ടിച്ച്, കൃത്യമായി, സൂക്ഷ്മമായി
Examples of narrowly in a sentence
- They narrowly survived, but the heat is on.
- A few years ago he'd narrowly escaped death at the hands of bomb-throwing Wiccanists.
- Erick ducked as a drakerider zoomed narrowly overhead, its firebreath incinerating the very air inches above him.
Synonyms of narrowly
Antonyms
Forms of narrowly
| comparative | more narrowly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most narrowly |
Origin of narrowly
From Middle English narowly, equivalent to narrow + -ly.
Questions about narrowly
- What does narrowly mean?
- Narrowly means in a narrow manner; without flexibility or latitude.
- What is narrowly in Tamil?
- Narrowly in Tamil is மிகச் சிறு அளவில். See Narrowly meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is narrowly?
- Narrowly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce narrowly?
- Narrowly is pronounced /ˈnæɹəʊli/ (UK).
Words near narrowly in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: narrowly (page history and authors); narrowly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); narrowly (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); narrowly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); narrowly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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