narrowly
pronunciation
How to pronounce narrowly in British English:
UK [ˈnærəʊli]
How to pronounce narrowly in American English:
US [ˈnæroʊli]
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- Adverb:
- in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions
Word Origin
- narrowly (adv.)
- Old English nearolice "narrowly, closely, strictly;" see narrow (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "only by a little" is attested from 1550s.
Example
- 1. Other assassins missed only narrowly .
- 2. Rather more recently , the world also narrowly avoided drowning during a crisis .
- 3. Parliament did end up narrowly approving the measure , and the fee increases are set to take effect in 2012 .
- 4. A few steps away , the marines narrowly miss stepping on a pressure plate , rigged to explode a second buried bomb .
- 5. In 2004 , the day before mr chen was re-elected by a hair 's breadth , he narrowly missed assassination .