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minimally

adv

Etymology

From minimal + -ly.

  1. learned borrowing from minimum
  2. suffixed as minimal — “minimum + al”
  3. formed as minimally — “minimal + -ly”

Definitions

  1. In a minimal way

    In a minimal way; to the least extent.

    • minimally invasive surgery
    • Successful completion of the PFT ensures that all new hire DRO law enforcement officers are at a minimally acceptable level of physical fitness to meet the physical demands of mandatory training and the performance of job duties.
    • Very little research has, however, directly examined the limitations of native perception, especially for contrasts that are only minimally differentiated acoustically and articulatorily.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA