marginally
1Marginally — Mar gin*al*ly, adv. 1. In the margin of a book. [1913 Webster] 2. In a {marginal}[3] manner; barely sufficiently; almost not; as, marginally useful. [PJC] …
2marginally — ► ADVERB ▪ to only a limited extent; slightly …
3marginally — marginal mar‧gin‧al [ˈmɑːdʒnl ǁ ˈmɑːr ] adjective 1. a marginal change, increase, fall etc is very small, and not enough to make an important difference: • The country s unemployment rate declined to 7.5% in June from 7.6% in May, as a result… …
4marginally — [[t]mɑ͟ː(r)ʤɪnəli[/t]] ADV: ADV adv/adj/prep, ADV with v Marginally means to only a small extent. Sales last year were marginally higher than in 1991... The Christian Democrats did marginally worse than expected... These cameras have increased… …
5marginally — adv. Marginally is used with these adjectives: ↑better, ↑relevant, ↑successful Marginally is used with these verbs: ↑improve …
6marginally — mar|gin|al|ly [ˈma:dʒınəl i US ˈma:r ] adv not enough to make an important difference = ↑slightly ▪ Gina s grades have improved marginally since last term. ▪ The new system is only marginally more efficient than the old one …
7marginally — mar|gin|al|ly [ mardʒınli ] adverb * by only a very small amount: Results are only marginally better this year. Revenue last year rose marginally …
8marginally — adverb not enough to make an important difference: Gina s grades have improved marginally since last term. (+ adj/adv): The new system is only marginally more efficient than the old one …
9marginally */ — UK [ˈmɑː(r)dʒɪn(ə)lɪ] / US [ˈmɑrdʒɪn(ə)lɪ] adverb by only a very small amount Revenue last year rose marginally. Results are only marginally better this year …
10marginally — adverb in a marginal manner (Freq. 1) marginally interesting • Derived from adjective: ↑marginal …
