<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>pertaining to a margin.</li><li>situated on the border or edge.</li><li>at the outer or lower limits; minimal for requirements; almost insufficient: marginal subsistence; marginal ability.</li><li>written or printed in the margin of a page: a marginal note.</li><li>of minor importance, significance, relevance, or effect: a marginal improvement.</li><li>Sociology: marked by contact with disparate cultures, and acquiring some but not all the traits or values common to any one of them.</li><li>existing outside of the mainstream; unconventional: marginal art forms.</li><li>of or relating to goods produced and marketed at margin: marginal profits.</li></ul>