narrowly
/ˈnɛroʊli/
adverb
- By a very small margin; barely.
- He narrowly escaped the collapsing building.
- The car narrowly missed hitting the deer on the road.
- She narrowly won the election by only 50 votes.
- In a limited or restricted way; closely.
- The law was interpreted very narrowly by the judge.
- We need to define the term more narrowly to avoid confusion.
- The teacher looked narrowly at the student's work for errors.
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