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Minor, small, or not important

Located or positioned near, or at, a border

Doubtful or disputable in terms of validity

Lower in rank, status or importance

Denoting or relating to a contest that is won or lost by only a very small margin

Unconventional, or outside of the mainstream

From, or related to, a subgroup that does not form a numerical majority

Related to or located near the waters by a shore

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Adjective

Minor, small, or not important

inconsequential

of little account

of no consequence

not worth mentioning

nickel-and-dime

of little consequence

of little importance

of no importance

not worth bothering about

of minor importance

of no great concern

twopenny-halfpenny

beside the point

few and far between

thin on the ground

hard to come by

smallest amount of

neither here nor there

not worth speaking of

counterproductive

dissatisfactory

too little too late

good-for-nothing

in short supply

without rhyme or reason

unconsequential

hardly worth mentioning

of no significance

of little import

no good to gundy

lacking foundation

of little value

of negligible value

without grounds

without foundation

of no financial value

without success

of less importance

would fetch nothing

in vicious circle

not up to scratch

not up to snuff

not worth the candle

in the minority

out of the ordinary

no great shakes

one-dimensional

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“Light was the most important determinant of acclimation, while the effect of low nutrient supply was of only marginal importance.”

Adjective

Located or positioned near, or at, a border

circumferential

“The marginal area at the edge of the salt-marsh has its own plants.”

Adjective

Doubtful or disputable in terms of validity

open to question

under examination

open to discussion

under advisement

blowing hot and cold

shilly-shallying

betwixt and between

sitting on the fence

on the horns of a dilemma

hemming and hawing

running hot and cold

bone of contention

up for discussion

between sixes and sevens

between rock and hard place

subject to debate

on the back burner

having misgivings

unable to decide

having reservations

like doubting Thomas

humming and hawing

hedging your bets

unsubstantiated

yet to be decided

shillyshallying

far from certain

not yet established

a controversial subject

open to suspicion

a matter of opinion

in no man's land

hanging by a thread

in a state of limbo

in a state of uncertainty

indistinguishable

not born yesterday

lacking confidence

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“However, there may be extenuating circumstances that result in a marginal decision by the court.”

Adjective

Lower in rank, status or importance

of little account

beside the point

of lesser importance than

less important than

inconsequential

of no consequence

of no importance

nickel-and-dime

not worth mentioning

of little consequence

of little importance

neither here nor there

not worth speaking of

non-operational

surplus to requirements

of less importance

of minor importance

of little import

twopenny-halfpenny

no great shakes

of no great concern

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Adjective

Denoting or relating to a contest that is won or lost by only a very small margin

Adjective

Unconventional, or outside of the mainstream

out of the ordinary

individualistic

ground-breaking

off the beaten track

out in left field

forward-looking

off the beaten path

uncharacteristic

beyond your ken

state-of-the-art

out of the common

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Adjective

From, or related to, a subgroup that does not form a numerical majority

Adjective

Related to or located near the waters by a shore

along the coast

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