marginal

1. (без степеней сравнения, обычно)Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).

   The marginal area at the edge of the salt-marsh has its own plants.

   In recent years there has been an increase in violence against marginal groups.

2. Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).

   (без степеней сравнения, обычно)Written in the margin of a book.

   There were more marginal notes than text.

   маргіна́льнийmarhinálʹnyj

3. (без степеней сравнения, обычно)Sharing a border; geographically adjacent.

   Monmouthshire is a Welsh county marginal to England.

   at or constituting a border or edge

4. Determined by a small margin; having a salient characteristic determined by a small margin.

   (comparable, без степеней сравнения, обычно)Of a value, or having a characteristic that is of a value, that is close to being unacceptable or leading to exclusion from a group or category.

   His writing ability was marginal at best.

   Having reviewed the test, there are two students below the required standard and three more who are marginal.

5. (comparable, без степеней сравнения, обычно)Barely productive.

   He farmed his marginal land with difficulty.

6. (Австралия, Новая Зеландия, Британия, comparable, без степеней сравнения, обычно)Subject to a change in sitting member with only a small change in voting behaviour, this usually being inferred from the small winning margin of the previous election.

   In Bristol West, Labour had a majority of only 1,000, so the seat is considered highly marginal this time around.

7. (без степеней сравнения, обычно)Pertaining to changes resulting from a unit increase in production or consumption of a good.

8. (без степеней сравнения, обычно)Marginalized.

1. There is only a marginal difference between the two.

   deZwischen den beiden besteht nur ein geringfügiger Unterschied. — Yorwba

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2. My views are marginal.

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3. The Marginal Tietê expressway has two kilometres of traffic.

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