adv
Meaning 1
In a narrow manner; without flexibility or latitude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- They regarded the new idea rather narrowly.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
narrowly
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈnæɹəʊli/
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British, Southern, Standard: /ˈnaɹəwlɪj/
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/ˈnɛɹoʊli/ US, Mary–marry–merry merger
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US: Mmmm Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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US: /ˈnæɹoʊli/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
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Scotland: /ˈnaɾole/
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Scotland: /-lɪ/
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Scotland: /-li/
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CMU ARPABET: N EH1 R OW0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
Closely; by a narrow margin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- They narrowly escaped collision.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he interprets the law narrowly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: broadly
History
Etymology
From Middle English narowly, equivalent to narrow + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Belarusian: ву́зка (vúzka) — closely; by a narrow margin
- Bulgarian: за малко (za malko) — closely; by a narrow margin
- Catalan: estretament — closely; by a narrow margin
- Czech: úzko — closely; by a narrow margin
- Dutch: nipt — closely; by a narrow margin
- Finnish: täpärästi — closely; by a narrow margin
- Finnish: juuri — closely; by a narrow margin
- French: étroitement — closely; by a narrow margin
- German: eng — closely; by a narrow margin
- Ido: preske — closely; by a narrow margin
- Irish: idir cleith agus ursain — closely; by a narrow margin
- Italian: da vicino — closely; by a narrow margin
- Italian: per un pelo — closely; by a narrow margin
- Italian: di misura — closely; by a narrow margin
- Norman: êtraitement — closely; by a narrow margin
- Polish: wąsko — closely; by a narrow margin
- Portuguese: por pouco — closely; by a narrow margin
- Russian: у́зко (úzko) — closely; by a narrow margin
- Serbo-Croatian: уско — closely; by a narrow margin
- Serbo-Croatian: usko — closely; by a narrow margin
- Slovak: úzko — closely; by a narrow margin
- Slovene: ozko — closely; by a narrow margin
- Turkish: ucu ucuna — closely; by a narrow margin
- Ukrainian: ву́зько (vúzʹko) — closely; by a narrow margin
Real reading context