nar·row  (nār'ō) 
adj.
nar·row·er, nar·row·est
Of small or limited width, especially in comparison with length. Limited in area or scope; cramped. Lacking flexibility; rigid: narrow opinions. Barely sufficient; close: a narrow margin of victory. Painstakingly thorough or attentive; meticulous: narrow scrutiny. Linguistics Tense.
v.
nar·rowed, nar·row·ing, nar·rows
v.
tr.
To reduce in width or extent; make narrower. To limit or restrict: narrowed the possibilities down to three.
v.
intr.
To become narrower; contract.
n. A part of little width, as a pass through mountains. narrows (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A body of water with little width that connects two larger bodies of water. 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. |
