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unnarrow en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + narrow.

Meanings

1. (rare) Not narrow.
   • The narrow tunnel had blossomed out into some seriously unnarrow tunnels. 2007, John Ringo, Travis S. Taylor, Vorpal Blade:
   • It is modest and unassuming and it celebrates the unnarrow life of a community dedicated to the quest for understanding. 2001, Thomas W. Currie, Searching for Truth: Confessing Christ in an Uncertain World, page 27:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most unnarrow	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more unnarrow	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

unnarrow en · VERB

Etymology

From un- + narrow.

Meanings

1. (rare, transitive) To make less narrow; to broaden or expand.
   • That chafes a bit, his assumption that my horizons need unnarrowing. 2013, Lisa Samson, The Sky Beneath My Feet, page 66:
   • And if you could see how happy I am you would unnarrow your eyes and be happy for me. 2006, Mary H. Jacobsen, Blood Sisters, page 32:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
unnarrows	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
unnarrowed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
unnarrowed	Tense=Past		lexicographic
unnarrowing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic