1. (

• fringy ,
• marginal

) at or constituting a border or edge; "the marginal strip of beach" ;

2. (

• borderline ,
• marginal

) of questionable or minimal quality; "borderline grades"; "marginal writing ability" ;

3. (

• bare ,
• marginal

) just barely adequate or within a lower limit; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory" ;

4. (

• marginal

) producing at a rate that barely covers production costs; "marginal industries" ;