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marginalmarginal /ˈmɑrdʒənl/ ●○○ AWL adjective THESAURUSnot having a big effect or influence or a lot of value or meaning, and not worth considering► unimportantnot having a big effect or influence or a lot of value or meaning, and not worth considering: The article contained a lot of unimportant details. ► not important unimportant: The name of the little girl is not important to the story. ► of no/little importance not important, or not very important: His past is of little importance – what matters is what he’s doing now. ► minor small and not very important or serious, especially when compared with other things: I just made a few minor edits, but overall your essay was great. ► trivial not important or serious: She wastes a lot of time on trivial things like what color nail polish to wear. ► insignificant too small or unimportant to consider or worry about: My own problems seemed insignificant in comparison to hers. ► negligible/marginal too slight or small to be important: The difference in price is negligible, so don’t worry about it. ► secondary not as important as other related things: All other questions were secondary. ► irrelevant not useful in or not relating to a particular situation, and therefore not important: A person’s race should be irrelevant to hiring decisions. ► peripheral formal not as important as other things or people in a particular activity or situation: A lot of the information he gave was only peripheral to the main issue. 1a marginal change or difference is too small to be important: a marginal increase in sales► see thesaurus at unimportant2marginal people, things, etc. are the least powerful, important, or typical ones in a particular group or situation: poor and socially marginal groups3social studies, economics relating to a change in cost, value, etc. when one more thing is produced, one more dollar is earned, etc.: marginal revenue4marginal land land that cannot produce good crops5written in a margin: marginal notes—marginality /ˌmɑrdʒəˈnælət̮i/ noun [uncountable] → see also marginally |