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English

/ˈnæɹoʊ/, /ˈnæɹəʊ/

adj
Definitions
  • Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
  • Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
  • (figuratively) Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
  • Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted
  • Having a small margin or degree.
  • (dated) Limited as to means; straitened
  • Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
  • Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
  • (phonetics) Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; distinguished from wide.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English narow inherited from Old English nearu (restricted, severe, narrow, confined, not having free action, hardship, oppressed, strait, limited, constricted, causing anxiety, strict, petty, oppressive, poor, causing accompanied by difficulty, not spacious) inherited from Proto-Germanic *narwaz (constricted, narrow, tight) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ner- (twist, turn, constrict, bend).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)ner-

Gloss

twist, turn, constrict, bend

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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