marginal

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ /หˆmษ‘หrdส’ษชnl/ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง /หˆmษ‘หdส’ษชnl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C2
adjective
C1

very small or not important

The marginal difference in price did not affect my decision.

R

relating to small changes or increases

The company saw only marginal improvement in sales last quarter.

C1

not part of the main or important group

These communities remain marginal in the national economy.

R

won or lost by very few votes

This marginal district could decide the election outcome.

R

written in the margin of a page

She added marginal notes to help her remember key points.

R

not producing enough crops to make money

The marginal land was too dry for profitable farming.

noun
R

an area where elections are won by very few votes

The party focused its campaign on winning marginal seats.

translation

adj. very small or not important; relating to small changes or increases; not part of the main or important group; won or lost by very few votes; written in the margin of a page; not producing enough crops to make money
n. an area where elections are won by very few votes

Word Forms

Plural marginals

Synonyms

frontier n. ่พน็•Œ, ่พน็–†, ๅ‰ๆฒฟ

Antonyms

inward adj. ๅ†…ๅฟƒ็š„, ๅ‘ๅ†…็š„ interior n. ๅ†…้ƒจ, ๅ†…้™†, ๅ†…ๆ”ฟ inner adj. ๅ†…้ƒจ็š„, ๅ†…ๅฟƒ็š„ internal adj. ๅ†…้ƒจ็š„, ไฝ“ๅ†…็š„, ็ป„็ป‡ๅ†…้ƒจ็š„, ๅ›ฝๅ†…็š„, ๅ†…ๅœจ็š„, ๅ†…ๅฟƒ็š„ inside prep. ๅœจ...้‡Œ้ข, ๅฐ‘ไบŽ

Similar Words

magical adj. ้ญ”ๆณ•็š„, ็พŽๅฆ™็š„ marital adj. ๅฉšๅงป็š„ martial adj. ๅ†›ไบ‹็š„