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UK
/mˈɪnɪməl/
]
[ US /ˈmɪnəməɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈmɪnəməɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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the least possible
a minimal charge for the service
her grades were minimal
needed to enforce minimal standards
minimum wage
How To Use minimal In A Sentence
- Of course, Whitty himself ain’t exactly a peach; he loves him some torture, and buries knives in bellies with minimal provocation; when it comes to witch-hunting, he’s of the “burn her alive now, ask questions … well, don’t really bother asking questions, it’s just so damn fun to burn people, let’s do it some more!” school. Cry of the Banshee « Skid Roche
- In present-day usage, despite Fowler's strictures, concern for classical and linguistic purity is minimal and the coining of etymological hybrids is casual and massive.
- Efforts by tobacco companies to stop confectioners selling candy cigarettes in packs resembling cigarette brands seem to have been minimal.
- The center console is neat and simple, stressing a less-is-more minimalism.
- All the accommodation is decorated in as minimalist fashion as luxury will allow, reflecting the vibrant colours of the region, from warm terracotta to the cool turquoise of the sea.
- With a minimal investment, investors can bet whether almost the entire market will rise or fall.
- New academic demands, less discipline, home sickness - those are all no-brainers, so you can at least prepare for them, no matter how minimally.
- The dressings are fairly minimal just enough to cover and protect the stitches. The A-Z of Beauty Treatment
- How that rule would apply to those currently incarcerated is unclear, but in any event, the benefits of this ethically questionable legislation would arguably be minimal. News Item
- There is no factually established minimal toxic level or maximally allowable safe dose for diquat. The Daily News Tribune Homepage RSS