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marginal
adjective
-
marginal
,
marginaling
,
marginals
,
marginaled
of
low
importance
or
quality
;
barely
adequate
or
effective
.
•
The
new
feature
provided
only
a
marginal
improvement
in
speed
.
The
new
feature
provided
only
a
marginal
improvement
in
speed
.
•
Her
involvement
in
the
project
was
marginal
at
best
.
Her
involvement
in
the
project
was
marginal
at
best
.
From
Late
Latin
marginalis
,
from
Latin
margo
(“
margin
,
edge
”)
+
-alis
.
adjective
-
marginal
,
marginaling
,
marginals
,
marginaled
located
at
,
of
,
or
near
an
edge
or
border
.
•
Plants
growing
in
marginal
land
struggle
to
survive
.
Plants
growing
in
marginal
land
struggle
to
survive
.
•
The
path
ran
along
the
marginal
areas
of
the
forest
.
The
path
ran
along
the
marginal
areas
of
the
forest
.
From
Late
Latin
marginalis
,
from
Latin
margo
(“
margin
,
edge
”)
+
-alis
.
adjective
-
marginal
,
marginaling
,
marginals
,
marginaled
written
,
printed
,
or
placed
in
the
margin
of
a
page
or
document
.
•
The
book
contained
marginal
notes
from
the
previous
owner
.
The
book
contained
marginal
notes
from
the
previous
owner
.
•
He
added
a
marginal
comment
to
the
manuscript
.
He
added
a
marginal
comment
to
the
manuscript
.
From
Late
Latin
marginalis
,
from
Latin
margo
(“
margin
,
edge
”)
+
-alis
.
adjective
-
marginal
,
marginaling
,
marginals
,
marginaled
(
economics
)
relating
to
the
amount
needed
to
cover
additional
production
of
one
more
unit
.
•
The
marginal
cost
of
producing
one
more
widget
was
low
.
The
marginal
cost
of
producing
one
more
widget
was
low
.
•
Marginal
utility
decreases
with
each
additional
item
.
Marginal
utility
decreases
with
each
additional
item
.
From
Late
Latin
marginalis
,
from
Latin
margo
(“
margin
,
edge
”)
+
-alis
.