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Adjective: marginal  maa(r)-j(u-)nul
  1. At or constituting a border or edge
    "the marginal strip of beach"
    - fringy
     
  2. Of questionable or minimal quality
    "marginal writing ability"
    - borderline
     
  3. Just barely adequate or within a lower limit
    "a marginal victory"
    - bare
     
  4. Producing at a rate that barely covers production costs
    "marginal industries"
     
  5. (statistics) having been marginalized

See also: margin, marginality, marginally, minimal, minimum, narrow, peripheral, unprofitable

Encyclopedia: Marginal