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submarginal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
sub-marginal
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Less than, or worse than, marginal. Not meeting even the minimum standard of quality.

adj

Below a margin.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English marginal English submarginal From sub- + marginal.

Inflected Forms

more submarginal (comparative) most submarginal (superlative)

Derived Forms

submarginally

Questions

What does submarginal mean?
Less than, or worse than, marginal. Not meeting even the minimum standard of quality.
Where does submarginal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English marginal English submarginal From sub- + marginal.

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