marginal

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge

   Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).

   • The marginal area at the edge of the salt-marsh has its own plants.
   • In recent years there has been an increase in violence against marginal groups.
2. 2

   Determined by a small margin

   Determined by a small margin; having a salient characteristic determined by a small margin.

   • His writing ability was marginal at best.
   • Having reviewed the test, there are two students below the required standard and three more who are marginal.
   • The pilots lacked experience flying in marginal weather conditions.
3. 3

   Pertaining to changes resulting from a unit increase in production or consumption of a…

   Pertaining to changes resulting from a unit increase in production or consumption of a good.

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   1. 4

      Marginalized.

   2. 5

      Something or somebody that is marginal.

      • […] discusses those who belong to the discipline's dominant cults, the mainliners, and their relations with the marginals and mavericks.
      • “We need a saint or some other symbol that will serve to anchor our faith into the foreseeable future. I have watched and waited for a saint but none showed up—not even a marginal saint. Mary is the first one, and we must not allow her ...
   3. 6

      A constituency won with a small margin.

The neighborhood

• neighbormargin
• neighbormarginalia