Definitions for marginal

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marginal mar·gin·al

Spelling: [mahr-juh-nl]

IPA: /ˈmɑr dʒə nl/

Marginal is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 303 anagrams from letters in marginal (aagilmnr).

Definitions for marginal

adjective

1. pertaining to a margin.
2. situated on the border or edge.
3. at the outer or lower limits; minimal for requirements; almost insufficient:
4. written or printed in the margin of a page:
5. Sociology. marked by contact with disparate cultures, and acquiring some but not all the traits or values common to any one of them.
6. Economics. selling goods at a price that just equals the additional cost of producing the last unit supplied. of or relating to goods produced and marketed at margin:

Origin of marginal

First recorded in 1570-80, marginal is from the Medieval Latin word marginālis of, pertaining to an edge. See margin, -al¹

Examples for marginal

ISIS grew from a marginal player controlling only one out of 56 neighborhoods in September 2013, to dominate 12 by December.

It is a copy of 'Clavigo,' with Herder's marginal suggestions.

Coping with drought and marginal soils was a continual struggle.

But no one should mistake a marginal nudge with a substantial achievement.

Bunyan says in a marginal note, that by this palace he means the heart.

Paul's marginal note to this is, "Compare Browning's 'Prospice.'"

According to Mr. Howes, there were no marginal imprints of any kind.

He assisted her through the marginal underwood and down to the stones.

The marginal rate of taxation applies much more heavily on the secondary wage.

Even those who did fight against the Russians played only a marginal role in determining the outcome of the war.