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| 1. | [ adjective ] at or constituting a border or edge | |
| Synonyms: | fringe fringy edge | |
| Examples: | "the marginal strip of beach" |
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| Related terms: | peripheral | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] of questionable or minimal quality | |
| Synonyms: | borderline | |
| Examples: | "borderline grades" "marginal writing ability" |
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| Related terms: | minimal | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] of a bare living gained by great labor | |
| Synonyms: | hardscrabble | |
| Examples: | "the sharecropper's hardscrabble life" "a marginal existence" |
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| Related terms: | meager | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] just barely adequate or within a lower limit | |
| Synonyms: | bare | |
| Examples: | "a bare majority" "a marginal victory" |
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| Related terms: | narrow | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] of something or someone close to a lower limit or lower class | |
| Examples: | "marginal abilities" |
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| Related terms: | disapproved | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] producing at a rate that barely covers production costs | |
| Examples: | "marginal industries" "marginal land" |
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| Related terms: | unprofitable | |
| Similar spelling: |
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