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— Stephen Crane

I stood upon a high place,

And saw, below, many devils

Running, leaping,

And carousing in sin.

…

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noun

A person whose profession is acting on the stage, in films, or on television.

“The lead actor delivered a powerful performance that moved the entire audience to tears.”

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marginally

Part of Speech: adverbPronunciation: /ˈmɑːdʒɪnəli/

In a marginal manner, or to a marginal extent; barely sufficiently; slightly.

In a Sentence

“The temperature rose marginally, increasing by only a fraction of a degree.”

Origin

Late 16th c., from Latin marginem ‘edge’ + -ally.

Common Phrases

significant marginallybetter marginally. marginallyhigher marginallyless marginallyprofitable marginallymarginally only

Synonyms

slightlybarelyjust

Antonyms

significantlysubstantiallyconsiderably

Related Words

minimallymildlysomewhatbarelymoderatelypartiallyscarcelyshallowly

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