Definitions for marginal

Overview of adj marginal

The adj marginal has 4 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (4) fringy, marginal

(at or constituting a border or edge; "the marginal strip of beach")

2. (3) borderline, marginal

(of questionable or minimal quality; "borderline grades"; "marginal writing ability")

3. bare, marginal

(just barely adequate or within a lower limit; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory")

4. marginal

(producing at a rate that barely covers production costs; "marginal industries")