narrowly

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

NARROWLY, adverb 1. With little breadth. 2. Contractedly; without much extent. 3. Closely; accurately; with minute scrutiny; as, to look or watch narrowly; to search narrowly 4. Nearly; within a little; by a small distance; as, he narrowly escaped. 5. Sparingly.
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