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marginally
[mahr-juh-nl-ee]
adverb
by a minimal, insignificant, or almost insufficient amount.
This student routinely submits work of substandard or marginally acceptable quality.
Pork exports in May were marginally higher compared with the previous year.
at a barely adequate level.
The shelter offers shower and laundry facilities for homeless and marginally housed adults.
in the margin of a page.
It is obvious that Jack London read these books, as they are marked, underlined, and marginally annotated.
on the border of something.
On the wings of butterflies, marginally located contrastive markings create false edges, helping to decrease detection by predators.
Other 51Թ Forms
- supermarginally adverb
- transmarginally adverb
- unmarginally adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of marginally1
Example Sentences
That remains an unlikely scenario, but Iran has threatened it in the past and it is now marginally more likely than it was 24 hours ago.
Still, Lee figures that his suit against Yoon has at least a marginally higher chance of success, given the far graver offense at hand.
The Manhattan single lives of Miranda and Carrie, separately and together more often this season than previously, are marginally more compelling but also vanilla and, in Carrie’s case, kind of gross.
He also expanded his base marginally among young black men.
Defending champion Xander Schauffele fared marginally better, shooting 68 on Sunday to finish one under for the event and sneak inside the top 30.
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