minimal
Use Minimal in a sentence
ə adjective
1.
constituting a minimum: a minimal mode of transportation.
2.
barely adequate or the least possible: minimal care.
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Minimal
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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minimal (ˈmɪnɪməl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| of the least possible; minimum or smallest | |
| minimally | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
As a result, undergraduate courses are designed so that they require minimal effort from both the professors and the students.
The action is fast paced but the violence is minimal.
My advisor was really keen for that minimal bromate oscillator that was making my life in the lab a nightmare.
Ecotourism promotes sustainable tourism that leaves minimal impact on the environment.
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