narrowly

• POS: Adverb
• HYPHEN: nar=row=ly

CIDE DICTIONARY

narrowly, adv. [AS. nearulice.].

•  With little breadth; in a narrow manner.  [1913 Webster]
•  Without much extent; contractedly.  [1913 Webster]
•  With minute scrutiny; closely; as, to look or watch narrowly; to search narrowly.  [1913 Webster]
•  With a little margin or space; by a small distance; hence, closely; hardly; barely; only just; -- often with reference to an avoided danger or misfortune; as, he narrowly escaped.  [1913 Webster]
•  Sparingly; parsimoniously.  [1913 Webster]
•  With close adherence to the literal meaning of a text; as, to interpret narrowly; to construe narrowly; to read narrowly; -- used especially of laws and contracts.  [PJC]