Narrowly
['nærəʊlɪ] or ['næroli]
Definition
(adv.) in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions; 'he interprets the law narrowly'.
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Definition
(adv.) With little breadth; in a narrow manner.
(adv.) Without much extent; contractedly.
(adv.) With minute scrutiny; closely; as, to look or watch narrowly; to search narrowly.
(adv.) 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.
(adv.) Sparingly; parsimoniously.
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Examples
- Mr. Krook has eyed his man narrowly. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- She looked at me narrowly. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Birkin watched him narrowly, with amused eyes. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It would be quite possible for a narrowly conceived scheme of vocational education to perpetuate this division in a hardened form. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Jo and Fred had several skirmishes and once narrowly escaped high words. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I narrowly escaped being run over, twenty times at least, in half a mile. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- In this state, I went into a cottage that I saw was to let, and examined it narrowly,--for I felt it necessary to be practical. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Here again we have to be on guard against understanding the aim too narrowly. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- I observed him narrowly, and am convinced of it. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- I looked at him narrowly. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- And Mrs. Yeobright observed her narrowly. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Be quite sure of what you say, Tough, returns Bucket, narrowly observant of him. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Mrs. Pardiggle accordingly rose and made a little vortex in the confined room from which the pipe itself very narrowly escaped. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Moreover, Hugo, like Bacon, insisted on the importance of not being narrowly utilitarian. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Efficiency in accomplishing ends which have been settled upon as unalterable can coexist with a narrowly opened mind. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- I had narrowly observed her during the two visits which I had lately made here; and I was convinced of her affection. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Mr. Philander eyed Tarzan narrowly. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- We eyed one another narrowly in passing, and with no favour. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Birkin watched him narrowly. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- She eyed his crafty face narrowly, as she inquired to his recital of Toby Crackit's story. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Kantos Kan eyed me narrowly before he spoke. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- As the gentleman passed the boy looked at him narrowly, and then stood still, looking after him. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Their eyes met, and the Jew scrutinised her, narrowly. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
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