narrowly — only just; by a small margin
Part of speech: ADVERB
Definition: only just; by a small margin
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈnæroʊli/
Korean meaning: 간신히, 가까스로
Korean pronunciation: 내-로우-리 (강세: 내)
Example Sentences
- The student narrowly passed the exam with a score of 60.1 points
- I narrowly avoided eating my mom's mystery casserole by pretending to be sick
- The cat narrowly escaped from the dog by jumping onto the fence
narrowly
ADVERB//ˈnæroʊli//
only just; by a small margin
💡 Concept
Won by the smallest margin
🎵 Rhyme
Crossed narrowly, barely but fairly!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈnæroʊli/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈnærəʊli/
🌳Etymology
Rootnarrow
Suffix--ly
Origin
형용사 narrow(좁은)에 부사 접미사 -ly가 붙어 형성된 단어로, 원래 물리적으로 '좁게'라는 의미에서 시간적, 상황적으로 '간신히'라는 의미로 확장되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
barelyrarelyfairly
barely
rarely
fairly
🔗Collocations
narrowly escape
narrowly avoid
narrowly miss
narrowly win
narrowly defeat
narrowly focused
narrowly defined
📝Examples
“The student narrowly passed the exam with a score of 60.1 points”
😄 Fun example
“I narrowly avoided eating my mom's mystery casserole by pretending to be sick”
“The cat narrowly escaped from the dog by jumping onto the fence”
😄 Fun example
“He narrowly missed becoming a millionaire - his lottery ticket was off by one number”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
barelyjustscarcelyhardlyclosely
Antonyms
widelybroadlyeasily
Related
narrowtightclosemarginal
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