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   Nar·row·ly

   /ˈnerōlē/

   

   adverb

   • 1. by only a small margin; barely: "they were narrowly defeated in the final" Similar only justjustbarelyscarcelyhardlyby a hair's breadthby a very small marginby the narrowest of marginsby the skin of one's teethby a noseinformal:by a whisker
   • 2. closely or carefully: "he was looking at her narrowly" Similar closelycarefullysearchinglyscrutinizinglyattentivelymeticulouslyscrupulouslypainstakingly
   • 3. in a limited or restricted way: "narrowly defined tasks"

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • N

     1

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • W

     4

   • L

     1

   • Y

     4

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