"marginally" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈmɑɹd͡ʒɪnəli/ [General-American], /ˈmɑːd͡ʒɪnəli/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more marginally [comparative], most marginally [superlative]
Etymology: From marginal + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|marginal|ly}} marginal + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} marginally (comparative more marginally, superlative most marginally)
  1. In a marginal manner, or to a marginal extent; barely sufficiently; slightly. Translations (in a marginal manner): marginalement (French), marginalt (Norwegian Bokmål), marginalmente (Portuguese), marginellt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-marginally-en-adv-SWqvN-OX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 73 27 Disambiguation of 'in a marginal manner': 90 10
  2. In the margin of a book.
    Sense id: en-marginally-en-adv-JwlHHYWy

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