narrowly

/ˈnærəʊli/

by a small margin

The car narrowly missed the tree.

The car almost hit the tree but avoided it by a small margin.

general

by a very small margin; almost not

She narrowly escaped the accident.

She almost got into an accident but avoided it by a small margin.

The team narrowly won the game.

The team won the game by a very small margin.

Often used to describe situations where something was avoided or achieved by a very small margin.

Collocations

narrowly escapeto avoid a dangerous situation by a small marginnarrowly winto win by a very small marginnarrowly avoidto avoid something by a small margin

Use 'narrowly' to describe situations where something was avoided or achieved by a very small margin.

From Middle English 'narrow' (meaning 'limited in width') + '-ly' (adverbial suffix).

Often used to describe close calls or situations where something was avoided or achieved by a very small margin.

narrow

limited in width or scope

root

-ly

adverbial suffix

suffix

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