English
Adjective
en-adj
- of, relating to, or located at a margin or an edge
#* The marginal area at the edge of the salt-marsh has its own plants
- geographically adjacent
#* Monmouthshire is a Welsh county marginal to England
- written in the margin of a book
#* There were more marginal notes than text
- at the lower extent of a standard
#* His writing ability was marginal at best
- of land that is barely productive
#* He farmed his marginal land with difficulty
- context|mostly|UK of a parliamentary constituency that needs few people to change their previous voting behaviour to change the previous result
#* In Bristol West, Labour had a majority of only 1,000 so is highly marginal this time
Related terms
margin
Translations
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