marginal
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
at or constituting a border or edge
the marginal strip of beach
Related & opposite
- fringe derivation
- marginality derivation
- margin derivation
- fringe derivation
- peripheral similar to
Sense 2 adjective
of questionable or minimal quality
borderline grades
Related & opposite
- minimum similar to
Sense 3 adjective
just barely adequate or within a lower limit
a bare majority
Related & opposite
- narrow similar to
Sense 4 adjective
producing at a rate that barely covers production costs
marginal industries
Related & opposite
- unprofitable similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fringe |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | marginality |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | margin |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fringe |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | peripheral |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | minimum |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | narrow |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | unprofitable |