Marginally and Quite

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

Quite is an antonym for marginally.

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

Quite

Quite adverb - To a full extent or degree.
Usage example: are you quite sure you have permission to go?

Marginally is an antonym for quite.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Star Trek Online While they marginally resemble humanoids (two arms, two legs, a head...), the Elachi are quite starfishy.
  • Light Novel / Full Metal Panic! Darker and Edgier: The Second Raid is marginally Darker and Edgier than the first season, and can come as quite a shock for viewers coming fresh off of Fumoffu.
  • No OSHA Compliance Tunnels are quite often extremely thin and marginally well lit, with no hint that the player has lazily blocked up lava in a wall or the ceiling with just some dirt.
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