narrowly (Meaning)

Wordnet

narrowly (r)

in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions

Webster

narrowly (adv.)

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; hence, closely; hardly; barely; only just; -- often with reference to an avoided danger or misfortune; as, he narrowly escaped.

Sparingly; parsimoniously.

narrowly Sentence Examples

  1. The car narrowly avoided colliding with a pedestrian crossing the street.
  2. The patient narrowly escaped death during the risky surgery.
  3. The team narrowly lost the championship by a single goal.
  4. The comet narrowly missed Earth, passing just 750,000 kilometers away.
  5. The boat narrowly made it through the storm without capsizing.
  6. The hikers narrowly avoided getting caught in the landslide.
  7. The climber narrowly scaled the sheer cliff face without falling.
  8. The politician narrowly won the election by a razor-thin margin.
  9. The investment narrowly avoided a major loss due to a sudden market recovery.
  10. The law narrowly defined the criteria for the new regulation, leaving room for interpretation.

FAQs About the word narrowly

in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptionsWith little breadth; in a narrow manner., Without much extent; contractedly., With minute scrutiny; closely; as,

slightly, barely,just, somewhat, hardly, marginally, almost, scarcely, nearly, more or less

substantially, vastly, vastly, well, considerably, significantly, quite,well, significantly, considerably

The car narrowly avoided colliding with a pedestrian crossing the street.

The patient narrowly escaped death during the risky surgery.

The team narrowly lost the championship by a single goal.

The comet narrowly missed Earth, passing just 750,000 kilometers away.