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  • 1narrow — [nar′ō, ner′ō] adj. [ME narwe < OE nearu, akin to MDu nare, OS naru < IE base * (s)ner , to turn, twist > SNARE, Gr narkē, stupor] 1. small in width as compared to length; esp., less wide than is customary, standard, or expected; not… …

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  • 2narrow-minded — [nar′ōmīn′did, ner′ōmīn′did] adj. limited in outlook or lacking in tolerance; not liberal; bigoted; prejudiced narrow mindedly adv. narrow mindedness n …

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  • 3narrow — [[t]næ̱roʊ[/t]] ♦♦ narrower, narrowest, narrows, narrowing, narrowed 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is narrow measures a very small distance from one side to the other, especially compared to its length or height. ...through the town s narrow… …

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  • 4narrow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 of a road/river/gap/range ADVERB ▪ considerably, significantly ▪ The gap between the candidates has narrowed significantly. ▪ a little, slightly, etc …

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  • 5narrow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. limited, restricted (see narrowness). II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Lacking breadth] Syn. close, cramped, tight, confined, shrunken, compressed, slender, thin, fine, linear, threadlike, tapering,… …

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  • 6outlook — n. 1 the prospect for the future (the outlook is bleak). 2 one s mental attitude or point of view (narrow in their outlook). 3 what is seen on looking out …

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  • 7narrow-minded — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. bigoted; small, mean, intolerant. See narrowness, misjudgment.Ant., broad minded. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. bigoted, biased, provincial; see conservative , conventional 3 , prejudiced . III (Roget …

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  • 8narrow-minded — {adj. phr.} Limited in outlook; resistant to new ideas; bigoted. * /He is generally very open about everything, but when it comes to politics, he is terribly narrow minded./ …

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  • 9narrow-minded — {adj. phr.} Limited in outlook; resistant to new ideas; bigoted. * /He is generally very open about everything, but when it comes to politics, he is terribly narrow minded./ …

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  • 10narrow-minded — adj. phr. Limited in outlook; resistant to new ideas; bigoted. He is generally very open about everything, but when it comes to politics, he is terribly narrow minded …

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