marginal

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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adjective, noun
+ adjective
1 small and not important: a marginal improvement in weather conditions + The story will only be of marginal interest to our readers. + The difference between the two estimates is marginal.
2 not part of a main or important group or situation: marginal groups in society + Welsh was considered a marginal language.
3 (politics) (especially BrE) won or lost by a very small number of votes and therefore very important or interesting politically: a marginal seat / constituency
4 [only before noun] written in the margin of a page: marginal notes / comments
5 (of land) that cannot produce enough good crops to make a profit
+ noun (BrE) a seat in a parliament, on a local council, etc. that was won by a very small number of votes: a Labour marginal

Thesaurus dictionary

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adj.

1 borderline, minimal, small, slight, negligible, insignificant, tiny, infinitesimal:

There are marginal differences in policy on this issue.

2 borderline, on the edge, disputable, questionable, doubtful, dubious:

His qualifications for the job are marginal.

Concise English dictionary

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'mɑrdʒɪnl /'mɑːd-
adj.
+at or constituting a border or edge
+of questionable or minimal quality
+of a bare living gained by great labor
+just barely adequate or within a lower limit
+producing at a rate that barely covers production costs
+being close to a lower limit or or of lower class