1 only by a small amount:
The car narrowly missed a cyclist. * She narrowly escaped injury. * The team lost narrowly.
2 (sometimes disapproving) in a way that is limited:
a narrowly defined task * a narrowly specialized education
3 closely; carefully:
She looked at him narrowly.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is narrowly a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, narrowly is tagged as adverb.
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