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peripheral(adjective, slight, edge, borderline, outside)
12
minor(adjective, slight, small, unimportant, trivial)
11
borderline(noun, adjective, inexact)
11
minimal(adjective, slight, trivial, trifling, borderline)
10
insignificant(adjective, slight, small, unimportant, trivial)
10
small(adjective, slight, unimportant, trivial, remote)
9
negligible(adjective, slight, small, unimportant, trivial)
7
fringe(adjective, edge, peripheral)
6
border(adjective, edge)
6
boundary(adjective, edge)
6
extreme(adjective, edge)
6
hardscrabble
6
rimming(adjective, slight, edge, borderline)
6
side(noun, adjective, minor, flanking)
6
coastal(adjective, water, edge)
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edge(adjective, edge)
6
liminal
6
skirting(adjective, edge, subordinate, incidental, marshy)
6
slight(adjective, small, unimportant, trivial, remote)
5
bare
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