marginal

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective at or constituting a border or edge
  2. adjective of questionable or minimal quality
  3. adjective just barely adequate or within a lower limit

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin marginālis, equivalent to margin + -al.

In classic literature

Synonyms

fringy

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