narrowly

ˈnærəli

Definition

Definition of narrowly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

precisionby a small margin or closely

She narrowly escaped the accident.

barely

closely

nearly

restrictionin a limited or restricted way

The rules were narrowly applied to the situation.

barely

scarcely

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Expressions with narrowly

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narrowly based

adj.

supported by only a small group or limited ideas

The committee is narrowly based and lacks diverse opinions.

Origin of narrowly

Old English, nearu (narrow) + ly (like)

Terms with narrowly included in their meaning

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close call

narrow escape

situation narrowly avoiding danger or failure

it's your lucky day

intj.

avoiding trouble

used humorously when someone narrowly avoids something bad

that was close

exp.

danger

expresses relief after narrowly avoiding danger or trouble

that was close

exp.

missed target

acknowledges narrowly missing a target or goal

close one

situations

situation narrowly avoided or nearly negative

edge out

competition

defeat narrowly in a contest or game

have a close call

danger

narrowly avoid a dangerous situation

have a lucky escape

avoidance

narrowly avoid danger or trouble by chance

Examples of narrowly in a sentence

She narrowly avoided spilling her coffee.
The law was narrowly interpreted by the court.
His focus was narrowly confined to his own interests.

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French:de justesse, restrictivement, ...
German:knapp, eng, ...
Italian:per un pelo, strettamente, ...
Spanish:por poco, estrictamente, ...
Portuguese:por pouco, estritamente, ...
Chinese:勉强地, 有限地, ...
Japanese:間一髪で, 限定的に, ...
Arabic:بِفَارِق ضَئِيل, بِشَكْلٍ مَحْدُود, ...
Hebrew:בְּהֶפְרֵש קָטָן, בְּאוֹפֶן מְצוּמְצָם, ...
Russian:едва, ограниченно, ...
Ukrainian:ледь, строго, ...
Hindi:बाल-बाल, सीमित रूप से, ...
Bengali:অল্পের জন্য, সীমিতভাবে, ...
Catalan:per poc, restrictivament, ...
Czech:těsně, úzce, ...
Danish:knebent, snævert, ...
Dutch:ternauwernood, nauw, ...
Greek:οριακά, περιοριστικά, ...
Hungarian:éppen csak, korlátozottan, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងប្រផិតប្រផើយ, ដោយកំណត់តឹងរ៉ឹង, ...
Korean:가까스로, 제한적으로, ...
Persian:به‌سختی, به طور محدود, ...
Polish:ledwo, wąsko, ...
Portuguese (BR):por pouco, limitadamente, ...
Romanian:la limită, în mod limitat, ...
Swedish:nära, snävt, ...
Thai:อย่างหวุดหวิด, อย่างจำกัด, ...
Turkish:kıl payı, dar bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:suýt, một cách hạn chế, ...

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