minimal

[min-uh-muhl]

adjective

constituting a minimum: a minimal mode of transportation.

barely adequate or the least possible: minimal care.

Origin of minimal

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

SYNONYMS FOR minimal

2. nominal, minimum.

Related formsmin·i·mal·ly, adverbnon·min·i·mal, adjectivesub·min·i·mal, adjective

Can be confusedminimal minimize minimum minuscule minutia (see usage note at minuscule)

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Within such a pragmatic framework, education and the sharing of experience were minimally differentiated from each other.
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British Dictionary definitions for minimally

minimal

adjective

of the least possible; minimum or smallest

Derived Formsminimally, adverb

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Word Origin and History for minimally

minimally

adv.

1894, from minimal + -ly (2).

minimal

adj.

"smallest, least," 1660s, from Latin minimus (see minim) + -al (1).

minimal

adjective

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