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narrower

adj

Etymology

From narrow + -er.

  1. derived from *(s)ner-✻ — “to turn, bend, twist, constrict”
  2. inherited from *narwaz✻ — “constricted, narrow”
  3. inherited from *naru✻
  4. inherited from nearu — “narrow, strait, confined, constricted, not spacious, limited, petty; limited, poor, restricted; oppressive, causing anxiety (of that which restricts free action of body or mind), causing or accompanied by difficulty, hardship, oppressive; oppressed, not having free action; strict, severe”
  5. inherited from narow
  6. suffixed as narrower — “narrow + er”

Definitions

  1. comparative form of narrow

    comparative form of narrow: more narrow

  2. One who, or that which, narrows.

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