Marginal | Mean of marginal in English Dictionary

/ˈmɑɚʤənl̟/

• not very important
1. a marginal problem
• very slight or small
1. There has been only a marginal improvement in her condition.
• not included in the main part of society or of a group
1. marginal voters

• not very good
1. His reading and writing abilities are marginal.
2. She's a marginal athlete.
3. marginal living conditions
• written or printed in the margin of a page
1. marginal notes
• able to be won or lost by changing only a few votes
1. At the next election the opposition parties will try to capture some marginal seats [=marginals] from the government.
• just able to produce enough crops to pay for the cost of producing those crops
1. farmers who must eke out a living on marginal land(s)
• Noun
• a political seat, position, etc., that is won or lost by only a few votes
1. How many marginals changed hands at the last election?