'Marginal' definitions:
Definition of 'marginal'
(from WordNet)
adjective
At or constituting a border or edge; "the marginal strip of beach" [syn: fringy, marginal]
adjective
Of questionable or minimal quality; "borderline grades"; "marginal writing ability" [syn: borderline, marginal]
adjective
Just barely adequate or within a lower limit; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory" [syn: bare(a), marginal]
adjective
Producing at a rate that barely covers production costs; "marginal industries"
Definition of 'Marginal'
From: GCIDE
- Marginal \Mar"gin*al\, a. [Cf. F. marginal.]
- 1. Of or pertaining to a margin. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Written or printed in the margin; as, a marginal note or gloss. [1913 Webster]
- 3. At the lower limit; barely sufficient; as, of marginal utility. [PJC] marginal cost
Synonyms of 'marginal'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bordering,
- borderline,
- boundary,
- bounding,
- coastal,
- determinant,
- determinative,
- determining,
- disputable,
- doubtful,
- dubious,
- extreme,
- fringing,
- frontier,
- inferior,
- infinitesimal,
- insignificant,
- limbic,
- liminal,
- limit,
- limiting,
- littoral,
- low-priority,
- minimal,
- negligible,
- no great shakes,
- of no account,
- of no consequence,
- of no matter,
- of no significance,
- on the edge,
- questionable,
- rimming,
- secondary,
- skirting,
- slight,
- small,
- terminal,
- threshold,
- tiny,
- unimportant
Words containing 'Marginal'
- Margin,
- Marginally,
- Marginate,
- Marginated,
- Margined,
- marginality,
- marginalization,
- marginalize,
- Margin draft,
- Margin of a course,
- gross margin,
- hardscrabble marginal,
- margin account,
- margin call,
- margin of error,
- margin of profit,
- margin of safety,
- marginal cost,
- marginal placentation,
- marginal utility,
- narrow margin,
- profit margin,
- safety margin,
- gross profit margin,
- marginal cost of production,
- marginal wood fern,
- involute rolled esp of petals or leaves in bud having margins rolled inward