narrowly

/ˈnɛroʊli/
adverb
  1. 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.
  2. 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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