Marginally
Marginally adverb - By a very small margin.
Not quite and marginally are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Not quite" instead an adverb "Marginally".
Not quite
Marginally and not quite are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Marginally" instead an adverb phrase "Not quite".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- nearly and marginally
- nearly and not quite
- almost and marginally
- almost and not quite
- somewhat and marginally
- somewhat and not quite
- practically and marginally
- practically and not quite
- just and marginally
- just and not quite
- little and marginally
- little and not quite
- barely and marginally
- barely and not quite
Both terms in one sentence
- Reading the books in the correct order means while not quite a Shaggy Dog Story, it's only marginally better as their sucess won't stop Oyster Bay or the eminent war with the Solarian League.
Source: Bittersweet Ending / Literature
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