Closely and Marginally

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Closely adverb - To a close degree.

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Marginally and closely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Marginally" instead an adverb "Closely".

Nearby Words: close, closeness, closer

Marginally adverb - By a very small margin.

Usage example: the team lost another game, but at least they performed marginally better this time out

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Closely and marginally are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Closely" instead an adverb "Marginally".

Nearby Words: margin, margined, marginal, marginalize, marginalism

Keene and Shorthouse conform far more closely to the stereotypical upper-class type, with Keene being slightly more upper-class on account of being marginally more gormless than Shorthouse and less snarky.

Source: Film / Carry On... Up the Khyber

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