Idle and Marginal

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Idle adjective - Not being in a state of use, activity, or employment.

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Marginal and idle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Marginal" instead an adjective "Idle".

Nearby Words: idled, idleness, idler, idling, idly

Marginal adjective - Located at or near a border.

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Idle and marginal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Idle" instead an adjective "Marginal".

He is also somewhat lazy, distinctly unambitious, and widely regarded as being a few heartbeats from the throne of Barrayar; the latter of which makes him rather loathe to seem more than an idle cad of marginal competence.

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