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nar·row N0019900 (năr′ō)adj. nar·row·er, nar·row·est 1. Of small or limited width, especially in comparison with length.2. Limited in area or scope; cramped.3. Lacking flexibility; rigid: narrow opinions.4. Barely sufficient; close: a narrow margin of victory.5. Painstakingly thorough or attentive; meticulous: narrow scrutiny.6. Linguistics Tense.v. nar·rowed, nar·row·ing, nar·rows v.tr.1. To reduce in width or extent; make narrower.2. To limit or restrict: narrowed the possibilities down to three.v.intr. To become narrower; contract.n.1. A part of little width, as a pass through mountains.2. narrows(used with a sing. or pl. verb)a. A body of water with little width that connects two larger bodies of water.b. A part of a river or an ocean current that is not wide.
[Middle English narwe, from Old English nearu.]
nar′row·ish adj.nar′row·ly adv.nar′row·ness n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | narrowed - reduced in size as by squeezing together; "his narrowed eyes"narrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" | | 2. | narrowed - made narrow; limited in breadth; "narrowed arteries impair blood circulation"; "a narrowed view of the world"constricted - drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically; "a constricted blood vessel"; "a constricted view of life" |
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