minimal

[ min-uh-muhl ]
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adjective
  1. constituting a minimum: a minimal mode of transportation.

  2. barely adequate or the least possible: minimal care.

Origin of minimal

1
First recorded in 1660–70; minim(um) + -al1

Other words for minimal

Other words from minimal

  • min·i·mal·ly, adverb
  • non·min·i·mal, adjective
  • sub·min·i·mal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for minimal

minimal

/ (ˈmɪnɪməl) /


adjective
  1. of the least possible; minimum or smallest

Derived forms of minimal

  • minimally, adverb

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