minimal
constituting a minimum: a minimal mode of transportation.
barely adequate or the least possible: minimal care.
Origin of minimal
1Other words for minimal
Other words from minimal
- min·i·mal·ly, adverb
- non·min·i·mal, adjective
- sub·min·i·mal, adjective
Words that may be confused with minimal
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How to use minimal in a sentence
I eventually raised enough money to hire my first employee, pay my cofounder and myself a minimal salary, and build the technology.
To jump-start America’s economy, invest in women entrepreneurs of color | matthewheimer | November 19, 2020 | FortuneSecuring your mask to your face prevents your breath from getting out through the top, so the warm air hitting your lenses is minimal.
The best ways to stop a mask from fogging up your glasses, ranked | Sandra Gutierrez G. | November 18, 2020 | Popular-ScienceFor an object to transform nicely under these 10 Poincaré transformations, he realized, it must have a certain minimal set of properties, and particles have these properties.
When nations do expect funding from the federal government, it’s very minimal and it doesn’t go very far.
That's some ways away, and its unlikeliness has meant it is getting measured, minimal coverage.
The Trailer: The 10 crucial counties, revisited | David Weigel | November 10, 2020 | Washington Post
And the hot fudge is some of the best anywhere – thick and glossy black, just minimally sweet.
Dr. Mike’s Makes the Best Ice Cream on Earth | Jane & Michael Stern | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTProvisions can be made so that the law interferes minimally with media outlets rightfully publishing important information.
Modern medications—from opiates to steroids to neuro-implants—are, at best, minimally effective.
Longtime Sufferers of Cluster Headaches Find Relief in Psychedelics | Valerie Vande Panne | February 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGlick, Tobin and Koplow see these all as either totally wrong-headed criticisms or so minimally problematic as to be negligible.
A gun in the house minimally doubles the risk that a household member will kill himself or herself.
Maya's small, perfect body was kept minimally modest by one of those scanty Martian sunsuits.
Rebels of the Red Planet | Charles Louis FontenayI understand that, minimally, you will include clear notation that the book is copyrighted by the copyright holder, which is me.
Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy | Thomas ColignatusHistoric and systematic aspects of functional illiteracy, as well as language degradation, are minimally addressed.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai NadinRemembrance was dictated minimally by instinct and was only slightly genetic in nature.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai NadinWithin such a pragmatic framework, education and the sharing of experience were minimally differentiated from each other.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai Nadin
British Dictionary definitions for minimal
/ (ˈmɪnɪməl) /
of the least possible; minimum or smallest
Derived forms of minimal
- minimally, adverb
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