narrowly
狭义的,狭隘地,狭义上的,狭窄的
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Definitions
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nar·row·er, nar·row·est.
- : of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- : limited in extent or space; affording little room: narrow quarters.
- : limited in range or scope: a narrow sampling of public opinion.
- : lacking breadth of view or sympathy, as persons, the mind, or ideas: a narrow man, knowing only his professional specialty; a narrow mind.
- : with little margin to spare; barely adequate or successful; close: a narrow escape.
- : careful, thorough, or minute, as a scrutiny, search, or inquiry.
- : limited in amount; small; meager: narrow resources.
- : straitened; impoverished: narrow circumstances.
- : New England. stingy or parsimonious.
- : Phonetics. articulated with the tongue laterally constricted, as the ee of beet, the oo of boot, etc.; tense.Compare lax. utilizing a unique symbol for each phoneme and whatever supplementary diacritics are needed to indicate its subphonemic varieties.Compare broad.
- : proportionately rich in protein.
Phrases
- narrow escape
- straight and narrow
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
You don’t want to have a narrow focus such as increasing productivity rates that don’t improve engagement or revenue.
The ridge itself is a ragged, narrow path flanked by alpine tundra, with low-standing bushes and virtually no trees.
After its narrow loss to the New York Giants, we cover the defense’s inability to stop the run, the future at quarterback, the play that beat Washington and more.
In a narrow 5-4 vote, the justices ruled that the individual mandate was permissible under Congress’s taxing power.
Wins by the 8-0 Pittsburgh Steelers, over the Dallas Cowboys, and the Las Vegas Raiders, over the snake-bitten Los Angeles Chargers, came down to last-second plays, while the Miami Dolphins closed out a narrow win over the host Arizona Cardinals.
In 2012, Obama narrowly beat Mitt Romney among Florida Cubans, according to exit polls.
President Obama narrowly won the Cuban-American vote in South Florida in 2012.
The fiery first-term conservative won narrowly over Democrat Mike Michaud Tuesday night.
Incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan is steadily but narrowly leading GOP challenger Thom Tillis.
Ernst is actually narrowly preferred by men, and her opponent Bruce Braley holds a narrow lead among women.
The bear watched him narrowly with its wicked little eyes, though it did not see fit to cease its paw-licking.
I watched her narrowly, and would stake my life on it she is only the more dangerous for being the less open.