narrowest
- 1Superlative of narrow.
The narrowest section of the canyon barely lets two hikers pass side by side.
She won the election by the narrowest margin in the county's history.
Note
The suffix -est does the grading here rather than the word most, which is the regular pattern for a two-syllable adjective like this one. The superlative carries every meaning of narrow: the narrowest street is about width, the narrowest margin is about degree, the narrowest reading of a rule is the most restrictive, and the dated narrowest means are the tightest circumstances.
narrowest is a form of narrow
narrow, adjective: Having only a small distance between opposite sides, especially compared with length or depth. Full entry
- Spelling
- narrow → narrowest: add -est
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