Marginally
Marginally adverb - By a very small margin.
Usage example: the team lost another game, but at least they performed marginally better this time out
Nearly and marginally are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nearly" instead an adverb "Marginally".
Nearly
Nearly adverb - To a close degree.
Marginally and nearly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Marginally" instead an adverb "Nearly".
Nearby Word: near
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Doomsday from DC is generally depicted as being even stronger than Superman (this varies from being nearly equal, to marginally, to dwarfing him in physical strength)
Source: Super Strength -
T-34 and the Sherman were only marginally larger than the Panzer IV, yet they weighed nearly 10 tons heavier.
Source: Square/Cube Law -
Evil Former Friend: Nearly every time an old and trusted friend of one of the main characters is connected to a case, said friend will end up, at best, being marginally involved in the crime and, at worst, being the actual criminal.
Source: Series / Law & Order
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