[wutwit] (adv) EN: narrowly ; barely ; nearly ; almost ; very near at hand ; by inches ; by an hair's breath ; within an ace of ; in time ; just about ; at the eleventh hourFR: de justesse ; sur le fil
adv. [ AS. nearulice. ] 1. With little breadth; in a narrow manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Without much extent; contractedly. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. With minute scrutiny; closely; as, to look or watch narrowly; to search narrowly. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. With a little margin or space; by a small distance; hence, closely; hardly; barely; only just; -- often with reference to an avoided danger or misfortune; as, he narrowly escaped. [ 1913 Webster ]
5. Sparingly; parsimoniously. [ 1913 Webster ]
6. With close adherence to the literal meaning of a text; as, to interpret narrowly; to construe narrowly; to read narrowly; -- used especially of laws and contracts. [ PJC ]
[党同伐异 / 黨同伐異, dǎng tóng fá yì, ㄉㄤˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄚˊ ㄧˋ]to be narrowly partisan; to unite with those of the same views but alienate those with different views#116019[Add to Longdo]
[すれすれ, suresure](adj-na, n) (1) (uk) grazing; skimming; almost touching; passing within inches; being within a whisker; shaving close; (2) (uk) barely; just; narrowly; by a slim margin; (P)[Add to Longdo]
[ようやく, youyaku](adv) (1) (uk) finally; at last; (2) barely; narrowly; hardly; only just; (3) gradually; little by little; by degrees; (P)[Add to Longdo]