"narrowly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈnɛɹoʊli/ [General-American], /ˈnæɹəʊli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnæɹoʊli/ (note: Mary–marry–merry distinction) Audio: en-us-narrowly.ogg [US] Forms: more narrowly [comparative], most narrowly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English narowly, equivalent to narrow + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|narowly}} Middle English narowly, {{suf|en|narrow|ly|id2=adverbial}} narrow + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} narrowly (comparative more narrowly, superlative most narrowly)
  1. In a narrow manner; without flexibility or latitude.
    Sense id: en-narrowly-en-adv-S54xrrvj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. Closely; by a narrow margin. Translations (closely; by a narrow margin): ву́зка (vúzka) (Belarusian), за малко (za malko) (Bulgarian), estretament (Catalan), úzko (Czech), nipt (Dutch), täpärästi (Finnish), juuri (Finnish), étroitement (French), eng (German), preske (Ido), idir cleith agus ursain (Irish), da vicino (Italian), per un pelo (Italian), di misura (Italian), êtraitement (Norman), wąsko (Polish), por pouco (Portuguese), у́зко (úzko) (Russian), уско [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), usko [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), úzko (Slovak), ozko (Slovene), ucu ucuna (Turkish), ву́зько (vúzʹko) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-narrowly-en-adv-dPhVBe7d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 36 64 Disambiguation of 'closely; by a narrow margin': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: closely, narrowly

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