单词 | narrowish |
释义 | narrowishadj. Somewhat narrow. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > breadth or width > lack of breadth or narrowness > [adjective] > somewhat narrowish1823 narrowy1858 1823 R. H. Froude Remains (1838) I. 164 The parsonage is situated in a steep and narrowish glen. 1867 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) II. App. 334 Pope's partial failure I was prepared for; less for the narrowish limits visible in Milton and others. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 594 At the head of a rock ridge in a narrowish depression. 1958 R. Liddell Morea ii. viii. 194 A narrowish valley. 2001 This is Brighton & Hove (Nexis) 14 Aug. In a narrowish street such as this, there was already a problem of insanitariness..before the street was revamped. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1823 |
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