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mar·gin·al
 (mär  j  -n l)
KEY
ADJECTIVE:
- Of, relating to, located at, or constituting a margin, a border, or an edge:
the marginal strip of beach; a marginal issue that had no bearing on the election results.
- Being adjacent geographically:
states marginal to Canada.
- Written or printed in the margin of a book:
marginal notes.
- Barely within a lower standard or limit of quality:
marginal writing ability; eked out a marginal existence.
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Economics
- Having to do with enterprises that produce goods or are capable of producing goods at a rate that barely covers production costs.
- Relating to commodities thus manufactured and sold.
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Psychology
Relating to or located at the fringe of consciousness.
NOUN:
- One that is considered to be at a lower or outer limit, as of social acceptability:
"is fascinated by marginals, by people who live on the edge of society"
(Dan Yakir).
OTHER FORMS:
mar gin·ali·ty
(-j -n  l  -t  )
KEY
(Noun),
margin·al·ly
(Adverb)
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