Marginal Definition & Meaning
marginal
- adjective
- at or constituting a border or edge; "the marginal strip of beach"
- of questionable or minimal quality; "borderline grades"; "marginal writing ability"
- just barely adequate or within a lower limit; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory"
- producing at a rate that barely covers production costs; "marginal industries"
"Marginal" in song lyrics
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"Full comprehension remains marginal"
Sage Francis — Killing Time -
"call it the paradox of the marginal"
AOL — AOL
Words that rhyme with marginal
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- What does marginal mean?
- at or constituting a border or edge; "the marginal strip of beach" of questionable or minimal quality; "borderline grades"; "marginal writing ability" just barely adequate or within a lower limit; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory" producing at a rate that barely covers production costs; "marginal industries"
- What part of speech is marginal?
- Marginal is an adjective.
- How many definitions does marginal have?
- Marginal has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).