narrowyadj.
rare.
Somewhat narrow.In quot. 1858 possibly an error for marrowy.
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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > breadth or width > lack of breadth or narrowness > [adjective] > somewhat
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1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table (Edinb. ed.) xi. 261 Some narrowy [1858 in Atlantic Monthly and ed. 1 marrowy] crapes of China silk.
1899 S. Gordon Lesser Destinies xiii. 215 People's losin' their faith in human nayture; they're gettin' distrustful and uncharitable... Narrowy-minded and selfish I calls it.
2011 @spookypixels 6 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 7 Oct. 2020) I..don't like the narrowy eyes, sharp/linear lined art style of a lot of the BL manga, I like the rounded or moe style artwork more.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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