narrowmethod

noun

UK /ˈnærəʊˌmɛθəd/

US /ˈnæroʊˌmɛθəd/

A narrowmethod is a way of doing something that only looks at one small part.

The teacher used a narrowmethod to solve just one piece of the puzzle.

SYNONYMS

limited approach focused way restricted method single-track method narrow technique

RELATED WORDS

narrowness method approach focus restriction

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A careful, step-by-step way of studying one small detail.

Her narrowmethod helped her learn everything about one tiny bug.

3. A plan that ignores big ideas and sticks to small ones.

The narrowmethod missed the whole picture of the story.

4. A special trick used only for one kind of problem.

He had a narrowmethod for fixing only broken wheels.