marginally

C1
US /ˈmɑɹd͡ʒɪnəli/ UK /ˈmɑːd͡ʒɪnəli/
adv Freq #41270

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in a marginal manner

    marginally interesting

  2. 2
    adv

    In a marginal manner, or to a marginal extent; barely sufficiently; slightly.

    A similar situation saw Gervinho play in Van Persie rather than going for goal himself, only for the Dutchman to drift marginally offside.

  3. 3
    adv

    In the margin of a book.

Etymology

From marginal + -ly.

Thesaurus

Word family
Derived forms bimarginally

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