Marginal - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmɑːrdʒɪnl|
Brit.
|ˈmɑːdʒɪn(ə)l|
adjective
- at or constituting a border or edge (syn: fringy)
the marginal strip of beach
- of questionable or minimal quality (syn: borderline)marginal writing ability
- just barely adequate or within a lower limit (syn: bare)a marginal victory
- producing at a rate that barely covers production costsmarginal industries
Extra examples
There has been only a marginal improvement in her condition.
His reading and writing abilities are marginal.
The album contains too many songs by marginal bands.
He regards violence as a marginal rather than a central problem.
Word forms
noun
singular: marginal
plural: marginals
singular: marginal
plural: marginals
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