Emily Dickinson Lexicon

narrow, adj. [OE nearu, unpleasant, dismal, sad, distressed.]

1. Strait; constricted; [fig.] rigorous; demanding; strenuous; hard to pass through.
2. Squinting; partially closed; [fig.] critical; prejudiced; scrutinizing; lacking sympathy.
3. Thin; sparse.
4. Small; limited; of little extent; [fig.] modest; mortal.
5. Scanty; meager; not generous.
6. Near; within a small distance.
7. Pinched; constraining.