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1 narrowly
adverb (closely; only just: The ball narrowly missed his head.) tesne, o chlp* * *• úzko• zblízka• starostlivo• tesne• dôkladne• pozorne• podrobne• ledva• len-len -
2 narrow
['nærəu] 1. adjective1) (having or being only a small distance from side to side: a narrow road; The bridge is too narrow for large lorries to cross.) úzky2) (only just managed: a narrow escape.) tesný, len tak-tak3) ((of ideas, interests or experience) not extensive enough.) obmedzený2. verb(to make or become narrow: The road suddenly narrowed.) zúžiť (sa)- narrowly- narrows
- narrow-minded* * *• úzky• úzky priechod• úžina• úzky prieliv• úzka cesta• úžit (sa)• úzkoprsý• zmenšovat (sa)• zmenšit (sa)• zužovanie (sa)• zúžit (sa)• stiesnený• tesný• tesná ulicka• presný• predpojatý• prísny• dôkladný• chudý• lakomý• malicherný• obmedzený• obmedzovat (sa) -
3 by the skin of one's teeth
(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) o vlások
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Narrowly — Nar row*ly, adv. [AS. nearulice.] 1. With little breadth; in a narrow manner. [1913 Webster] 2. Without much extent; contractedly. [1913 Webster] 3. With minute scrutiny; closely; as, to look or watch narrowly; to search narrowly. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
narrowly — (adv.) O.E. nearolice narrowly, closely, strictly; see NARROW (Cf. narrow) (adj.) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Meaning only by a little is attested from 1550s … Etymology dictionary
narrowly — [adv] just, closely almost, barely, by a hair*, by a whisker*, by narrow margin, carefully, close, nearly, only just, painstakingly, scarcely, scrutinizingly; concepts 544,799 Ant. carelessly, imprecisely … New thesaurus
narrowly — nar|row|ly [ˈnærəuli US rou ] adv 1.) by only a small amount ▪ He was narrowly defeated in the election. ▪ One bullet struck his car, narrowly missing him. ▪ A man narrowly escaped death when a fire broke out in his home on Sunday morning. 2.) in … Dictionary of contemporary English
narrowly — nar|row|ly [ nerouli ] adverb * 1. ) by a very small amount: Three teenagers narrowly escaped death in the accident. narrowly beat/defeat someone: The Trojans narrowly beat the Bruins 21 20. 2. ) in a limited way that does not include many… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
narrowly */ — UK [ˈnærəʊlɪ] / US [ˈneroʊlɪ] adverb 1) by a very small amount Three teenagers narrowly escaped death in the crash. narrowly beat/defeat someone: France narrowly beat Germany 2–1 in last night s thrilling final. 2) in a limited way that does not… … English dictionary
narrowly — adverb 1 only by a small amount: We narrowly missed hitting the other car. | The amendment was narrowly defeated. 2 looking at or considering only a small part of something: The law is being interpreted too narrowly. 3 formal in a thorough way,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
narrowly — adverb a) In a narrow manner; without flexibility or latitude. They regarded the new idea rather narrowly. b) By a narrow margin; closely. There is now such an immense microliterature on hepatics that, beyond a certain point I have given up… … Wiktionary
narrowly — [[t]næ̱roʊli[/t]] ADV: ADV after v If you look at someone narrowly, you look at them in a concentrated way, often because you think they are not giving you full information about something. → See also narrow He grimaced and looked narrowly at his … English dictionary
narrowly — adverb 1) one bullet narrowly missed him Syn: only just, just, barely, scarcely, hardly, by a hair s breadth; informal by a whisker 2) she looked at me narrowly Syn: closely, carefully, searchingly, attentively … Thesaurus of popular words
narrowly — Having a length:breadth ratio between 3:1 and 6:1; if the ratio is more than 6:1 then the shape is described as very narrowly, except in the case of very narrowly oblong which is termed linear … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms