marginal
adjective
at or constituting a border or edge
“the marginal strip of beach”
Synonymsfringyof questionable or minimal quality
“borderline grades”
“marginal writing ability”
Synonymsborderlinejust barely adequate or within a lower limit
“a bare majority”
“a marginal victory”
Synonymsbareproducing at a rate that barely covers production costs
“marginal industries”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University
