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单词 narrowish
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narrowishadj.

Brit. /ˈnarəʊɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈnɛrəwɪʃ/
Forms: 1800s– narrish (English regional (north-eastern)), 1800s– narrowish.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: narrow adj., -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < narrow adj. + -ish suffix1.
Somewhat narrow.
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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).
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