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marginally, adv.|ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlɪ|
[f. marginal + -ly2.]
a. In the margin of a page; as a marginal note; Bot. towards the margin.
1601Bp. W. Barlow Defence 218 That text of S. Paul marginally misalleaged. a1682Sir T. Browne Tracts 7 Still retained at least marginally in some translations. 1882Wolseley in Standard 9 Sept. 2/1, I advanced with the troops marginally noted. 1884Bower & Scott De Bary's Phaner. 301 In Ginkgo the two bundles which pass from the petiole into the lamina, branch repeatedly into marginally directed forks. 1970M. Jones Ducal Brittany ii. 47 The Breton version of the homage, transcribed..at the back of the Livre des Ostz, is marginally glossed as simple homage.
b. Round or about the margin or edge of anything; in a way that is close to the limit or margin; by a small margin, slightly.
1909H. G. Wells Tono-Bungay iii. ii. 250 Wandering marginally through distinguished gatherings, I would catch the whispers: ‘That's Mr. Ponderevo!’ 1931Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. Jan. 226 Attention is directed to locating the proper box for response rather than to picking up a card (because this is such a very common process and everyone can do it ‘sub-consciously’ or ‘marginally’). 1965New Statesman 30 Apr. 672/1 The situation in Britain is only marginally less alarming. 1972Accountant 17 Aug. 191/1 The law will be applied strictly..where schemes differ marginally from the prescribed conditions. 1974‘A. Garve’ File on Lester xxxvi. 128 The papers are terrible this morning—the Star marginally the worst, but only marginally. |