| ADJECTIVE | all | marginal, fringy | at or constituting / constituting a border or edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | marginal, borderline | of questionable or minimal quality | |
| all | marginal, bare | just barely adequate or within a lower limit | |
| all | marginal | producing at a rate that barely covers production costs |
| Sounds | maa'rjhahnahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | At or constituting / constituting a border or edge. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the marginal strip of beach" | |
| Synonym | fringy | |
| Broader | peripheral | On or near an edge or constituting / constituting an outer boundary |
| Spanish | marginal | |
| Catalan | marginal | |
| Nouns | margin | the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary |
| marginality | the property of being marginal or on the fringes / fringes | |
| Meaning | Of questionable or minimal quality. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "marginal writing ability" | |
| Synonym | borderline | |
| Broader | minimal, minimum | The least possible |
| Spanish | mínimo | |
| Catalan | dubtós, just, límit, mínim | |
| Adverbs | marginally | in a marginal manner |
| Meaning | Just barely adequate or within a lower limit. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a marginal victory" | |
| Synonym | bare | |
| Broader | narrow | Very limited in degree |
| Meaning | producing at a rate that barely covers production costs. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "marginal industries" | |
| Broader | unprofitable | producing little or no profit or gain |
| Spanish | marginal | |
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