narrowly

nar·row  (nr)

adj. nar·row·er, nar·row·est

1. Of small or limited width, especially in comparison with length.

2. Limited in area or scope; cramped.

3. Lacking flexibility; rigid: narrow opinions.

4. Barely sufficient; close: a narrow margin of victory.

5. Painstakingly thorough or attentive; meticulous: narrow scrutiny.

6. Linguistics Tense.

v. nar·rowed, nar·row·ing, nar·rows

v.tr.

1. To reduce in width or extent; make narrower.

2. To limit or restrict: narrowed the possibilities down to three.

v.intr.

To become narrower; contract.

n.

1. A part of little width, as a pass through mountains.

2. narrows (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

a. A body of water with little width that connects two larger bodies of water.

b. A part of a river or an ocean current that is not wide.

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[Middle English narwe, from Old English nearu.]

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narrow·ish adj.

narrow·ly adv.

narrow·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

narrowly - in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions; "he interprets the law narrowly" broadly, broadly speaking, generally, loosely - without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly"

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narrowly

adverb 1. just, barely, only just, scarcely, by the skin of your teeth, by a whisker or hair's-breadth

adverb 2. closely, keenly, carefully, intently, intensely, fixedly, searchingly

Translations

narrowly [ˈnærəlɪ] adv [miss] → por poco

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narrowly [ˈnærəulɪ] narrow adv he narrowly missed injury/the tree → il a failli se blesser/rentrer dans l'arbre;

he only narrowly missed the target → il a manqué la cible de peu or de justesse

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narrowly [ˈnærəulɪ] narrow adv → knapp; [escape] → mit knapper Not

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narrowly [ˈnærəulɪ] adv Maria narrowly escaped drowning → per un pelo Maria non è affogata;

he narrowly missed hitting the cyclist → per poco non ha investito il ciclista