Submarginal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Submarginal is an adjective meaning Less than, or worse than, marginal. Not meeting even the minimum standard of quality.
Meaning
Less than, or worse than, marginal. Not meeting even the minimum standard of quality.
More Meanings
- (anatomy, zoology, botany) Below a margin.
Example Sentences
Nutpicking, along with chicken cleaning and rag sorting, constituted the very bottom of the submarginal industries in St. Louis in the 1930s, and it was in these industries that African American women found sporadic employment.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lunules, substandard, suboptimal, sub-optimal, less-than-stellar, marginal.
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