What is the meaning of marginal?

adjective

  • At or constituting a border or edge.
    • usage: "the marginal strip of beach"
  • Of questionable or minimal quality.
    • usage: "borderline grades"; "marginal writing ability"
  • Just barely adequate or within a lower limit.
    • usage: "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory"
  • Producing at a rate that barely covers production costs.
    • usage: "marginal industries"
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