Minimal Definition

mĭnə-məl
adjective
Smallest or least possible; of or constituting a minimum.
Webster's New World
Smallest in amount or degree.
The job's minimal qualifications are a BS with two years' experience in the field.
American Heritage
Small in amount or degree.
A drug with minimal side effects; was able to walk with minimal discomfort.
American Heritage
Of or having to do with minimalism or minimal art.
Webster's New World
Only barely adequate.
Insurance policies with minimal coverage for damage to the car.
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noun

(surfing) A type of surfboard which is similar in shape to a mal (ie. a malibu, or longboard) but shorter, being perhaps 7 to 8 feet where a mal is about 9 feet (surfboards are always measured in feet, even in metric countries).

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Origin of Minimal

  • From minimum +"Ž -al

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Minimal Sentence Examples

  • It is a minimal surface, i.e.

  • There were too many lengthy phone calls to Massachusetts and minimal attention to our other life.

  • The staff dropout rate is minimal at about 2% .

  • First, the rewrite rules are transformed into so-called minimal rewrite rules, using the pattern-match automaton of Hoffmann and O'Donnell.

  • A good launchpad for browsing with minimal risk of being led up too many blind alleys.

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Words Starting With

MMIMIN

Words Ending With

LALMAL

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Words Starting With M and Ending With L

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With M7 Letter Words Ending With L