marginal
Meaning of marginal
adjective
- relating to or at the edge or margin.
marginal notes
- minor and not important; not central.
it seems likely to make only a marginal difference
the cost is negligible, less than marginal
- (of a decision or distinction) very narrow; borderline.
a marginal offside decision
- a seat in a parliament or on a council that is held by a small majority and is at risk in an election.
she is defending a key marginal for the Tories
- a plant that grows in water close to the edge of land.
remove any dead foliage on water lilies and marginals
late 16th century: from medieval Latin marginalis, from margo, margin- (see margin).
Information about marginal
- The plural form of marginal is: marginals.
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CatalanHyphenation of marginal
mar-ginal
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- marginal is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
marginal synonyms
Meaning fringy:
Meaning borderline:
Meaning hardscrabble:
Meaning bare:
Meaning small in degree; inconsiderable:
Meaning of a size that is less than normal or usual:
Meaning very small:
Meaning a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour:
Meaning of less than average height from top to bottom or to the top from the ground:
Meaning lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance:
Meaning too small or unimportant to be worth consideration:
Meaning of a minimum amount, quantity, or degree; negligible:
Meaning so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant:
Meaning not established as a fact, and so open to question or debate:
Meaning doubtful as regards truth or validity:
Meaning feeling uncertain about something:
marginal antonyms
Meaning of very great extent or quantity; immense:
Meaning (especially of wrongdoing) very obvious and unacceptable:
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Words that rhyme with marginal
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