- 1only by a small amount The car narrowly missed a girl crossing the street. She narrowly escaped injury. The team lost narrowly.
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- 2(sometimes disapproving) in a way that is limited a narrowly defined task a narrowly specialized education
- 3closely; carefully She looked at him narrowly.
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