Definition: at or constituting a border or edge
Usage: the marginal strip of beach
Similar words: peripheral
Definition: on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area
Usage: Russia's peripheral provinces; peripheral suburbs
Synonyms: borderline, marginal
Definition: of questionable or minimal quality
Usage: borderline grades; marginal writing ability
Similar words: minimal, minimum
Definition: the least possible
Usage: needed to enforce minimal standards; her grades were minimal; minimum wage; a minimal charge for the service
Synonyms: marginal
Definition: producing at a rate that barely covers production costs
Usage: marginal industries
Similar words: unprofitable
Definition: producing little or no profit or gain
Usage: deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable
Definition: just barely adequate or within a lower limit
Usage: a bare majority; a marginal victory
Similar words: narrow
Definition: very limited in degree
Usage: won by a narrow margin; a narrow escape