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
Somewhat is a synonym for marginally in little topic. In some cases you can use "Somewhat" instead an adverb "Marginally", when it comes to topics like slightly.
Somewhat
Somewhat adverb - To some degree or extent.
Marginally is a synonym for somewhat in slightly topic. You can use "Marginally" instead an adverb "Somewhat".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- rather and marginally
- rather and somewhat
- bit and marginally
- bit and somewhat
- fairly and marginally
- fairly and somewhat
- little and marginally
- little and somewhat
- pretty and marginally
- pretty and somewhat
- moderately and marginally
- moderately and somewhat
- to some extent and marginally
- to some extent and somewhat
Both words in one sentence
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In the third book Percy thinks the gods are marginally better than the giants, but far from what can be considered "good." Calypso makes a similar remark in the fourth book that the gods are somewhat better than the Titans and Giants.
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The inversion is somewhat justified in that Dana, who had to either survive or be killed last in order for the ritual to work, was marginally safer - except that neither of them knew that at the time.
Source: Guys Smash, Girls Shoot -
Population Control: Different planets have different approaches: Barrayar is underpopulated, and has unfettered reproduction (though it is somewhat "backward" and considers all sex out of wedlock to be illicit.) Beta Colony is a marginally habitable world, and has strict population control.
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