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minimal

[min-uh-muhl]

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adjective

constituting a minimum: a minimal mode of transportation.

barely adequate or the least possible: minimal care.

Origin:
1660–70; minim(um) + -al¹

Related forms

min·i·mal·ly, adverb

non·min·i·mal, adjective

sub·min·i·mal, adjective

Can be confused: minimal, minimize, minimum, minuscule, minutia (see usage note at minuscule).

Synonyms
2. nominal, minimum.

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Because a local anesthetic is used, discomfort during the procedure is usually minimal.

Hurley said, and complaints from students have been minimal.

My goal is to train for the marathon-and train well-with minimal disruption to my life.

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Because a local anesthetic is used, discomfort during the procedure is usually minimal.

Hurley said, and complaints from students have been minimal.

My goal is to train for the marathon-and train well-with minimal disruption to my life.

In one sense, these are minimal tonal fields because his photographs are black and white.

We need to have an honest dialogue on what testing can be done with minimal impact on the research subject.

Its lobed feet-a feature that distinguishes it from ducks and loons-and agile legs provide lots of thrust and minimal drag.

The lush surrounding plantings thrive on minimal water.

It's minimal in terms of features, but it gets almost everything right.

Only a few half-inch incisions are made, and scarring is minimal.

Sad to say, the impact of the study's findings will probably be minimal.

The risk of one part contaminating another would be minimal.

After all, it delivers years and years of dependable hot water with minimal effort.

My advisor was really keen for that minimal bromate oscillator that was making my life in the lab a nightmare.

Details of what the movie is actually going to be about are minimal.

Of course so far we're only able to do so with a minimal amount of glide.

The minimal number of bank failures in the middle of the decade bred widespread complacency among all financial regulators.

Any major is a junk major if you don't care and put in minimal effort.

Investment, both public and private, has been minimal for years.

The water that returns to the surface once the well is allowed to flow can be used again with minimal treating.

There is minimal collaboration between industry and academia, and an absence of industrial support for science research.

Violence between pursuers and pursued has been minimal.

But it's not terribly fuel-efficient, and it's probably got minimal emissions controls.

The size of the screen and the browsing habits of visitors require minimal text, with a premium on clear and concise language.

The waiting time is around a month, formalities minimal.

Front-loading washing machines are designed for doing laundry quickly with minimal effort, but they do require routine care.

Certainly there is no experimental evidence in favor of such a minimal unit.

The paper cover has minimal damage and the hard cover looks to be in perfect condition and there are no torn pages.

These apps consume minimal energy and can largely be ignored.

Further, he said the data are not statistically significant because the year-to-year changes are so minimal.

So far, public interest in the election has been minimal.

Ecotourism promotes sustainable tourism that leaves minimal impact on the environment.

Any further research, into this area would occur on a minimal level.

Sure, they're important, but only to a minimal extent.

It uses half the parts and is therefor twice as minimal.

Such investigation is necessary, given that the social-science literature on apostasy is minimal.

Hikers, for example, take the survivalist approach with featherweight tents and minimal equipment.

Sustainable food containers made from renewable, compostable materials have a minimal environmental impact.

And all of that is done pretty silently, with a minimal exchange of words.

Agencies will be able to switch between providers easily and with minimal cost, and receive equal or superior services.

The usually harsh winter could take a heavy toll on people who have been subsisting on minimal rations for many months already.

Nike has concocted the optimal trail runner from minimal ingredients.

It works even throughout the seasonal changes of the year-with minimal to no fossil fuels consumed or pollution generated.

The baculovirus causes minimal side effects, because it doesn't replicate outside of its normal host, a moth.

We can live simply with minimal electrical requirements, and still lead a rich life.

This, along with steady winds and minimal currents, makes the islands ideal for training new sailors.

The sheer chance shearing of the bulk of our crust into an orbiting body has to be a minimal.

Everybody would get minimal coverage, but beyond that, you'd have to draw you on your own resources/insurance.

Be sure to pack plenty of water and a spare tire, as roadside services are minimal.

We are looking huge universe yet that the case is between minimal.

The benefit of this approach is that it takes minimal effort and research to effectively participate in democracy.

Designed specifically for runners with high, rigid arches and minimal pronation.

It is well proven that any food price increase due to ethanol is minimal.

When the seals resurfaced, the researchers removed the camera gear from them with minimal disturbance.

In one group, a minimal number of links connected the participants.

Superior maneuverability and excellent tracking surfs waves and weaves through technical drops with minimal effort.

For those in outlying areas with minimal exposure risk, one proffered solution might even be enjoyable: drink red wine.

He's signed important legislation, but his role has been minimal.

The patent does not claim that an organism based on the minimal bacterial genome has yet been made-and it hasn't.

And kidney transplants from cadavers had offered minimal temporary function.

Though commercial growers fertilize regularly, many home growers find that their trees require only minimal feeding.

The administration wants to defuse resistance to the new law by granting waivers to maintain minimal coverage.

The necessity of two of the steps-attaining minimal college qualifications and actually applying to a college-is obvious.

Fortunately, it requires minimal effort to turn trash cans into recycling bins.

We have shown the ability to drill with precision and with minimal disruption to the environment.

It's still sustainable because bycatch is minimal and can be quickly released.

Small and simple, the tiny twist is a minimal pencil sharpener.

The money involved was minimal but the symbolism was important.

Community colleges and nonselective public colleges seem to have minimal inflation, or an utter lack of.

Stockmarkets have sagged, making investors notice the minimal amounts of cash they were earning from their shares.

Organic pesticides generally break down quickly and pose minimal risk to nontarget organisms.

These proposals, however, have been shown to have minimal scientific value.

But the overall effect on caloric intake was minimal and none of the groups had lost any weight.

It lets lorries cross its members' borders with minimal paperwork.

So unless you're practicing animal husbandry on the river, flu risk is minimal.

Our own research work was temporarily impacted because of many phone calls, but in the long run the effect was minimal.

Of course risk-taking nowadays is minimal because you've got insurance to cover you.

With no field surveys, no paperwork and no middlemen, transaction costs are minimal.

The agency concluded that the farm will have minimal impact on the population of.

Lack of power leads to angry, stranded riders and minimal riding options, while adequately powered.

As a result, undergraduate courses are designed so that they require minimal effort from both the professors and the students.

Any attempt to organize and demand minimal rights was treated as a crime.

The polarized gray lenses are tough, and they create minimal distortion.

But the chances of them getting noticed are minimal.

Fraport's own studies suggest a minimal increase in the risk of a double catastrophe.

As a result, the amount of of ice lost or gained is minimal.

However this model of acute peripheral pain itself is probably of minimal use clinically.

These instructions are intended for adults with minimal handgun knowledge.

Driving through the beautiful forests and minimal traffic was not enough to soothe my jangled nerves.

But a murderer's chances of suffering arrest, trial and the death sentence are minimal.

Solar power provides all electricity, which is minimal.

Particularly teaching critical thinking and some minimal understanding how science work and why.

Newly minted spacecrafts with minimal track records.

These well-prepared new scholars could excel with minimal guidance and mentoring.

Their knowledge of investing, however, may be minimal.

But attacks on humans are rare, and scientists think the snakes pose minimal risks to humans.

So if you're in the office or on the street, outside noise is minimal.

Instead, try to come up with a fairly generic lesson that has minimal pre-requisite knowledge/reading and that lets you shine.

Businesses can start, operate and grow with minimal interference from the state.

On these slow-going wave trains, minimal paddling prowess will suffice.

It is a minimal staff with a simply stated mission:.

The unit's automatic color correction and exposure control was usually spot-on, requiring minimal touchup after the scan.

Typically, such program leaders have minimal background in health and safety issues.

Some policies merely defaulted to the state recommendations and some to the federal government's minimal requirements.

We immersed ourselves in a new place with minimal interference from technology.

Even if the cost of oil doubled, the net impact to consumers would be minimal.

The action is fast paced but the violence is minimal.

If you want your group to fail, put minimal attention into planning and goal setting.

The price of a smallholding of several hectares is only the minimal sum needed to have it marked out and registered.

Purchase products with minimal packaging and buy reusable items whenever possible.

Freeing up those extra pixels with a minimal top bar is a path others in the industry are taking.

The scheme's immediate impact is likely to be minimal.

Only this time there has been a successful outcome and minimal loss of life.

Here are some tips on how you can take a minimal amount of money and start your journey toward financial freedom.

Think of the infrastructure, personnel, and money spent on these efforts that really have on minimal impact.

The result evokes the history of landscape painting, abstract expressionism and minimal monochromes.

If a given culture is conditioned in a proper way, minimal chance of disease may occur.

The result is this beautifully minimal amplifier hewn from aluminum.

Airlines that invite their customers to buy carbon offsets have seen only minimal uptake.

If this is enlarged with minimal loss of streamline you can even go faster, or use your strength more efficiently.

Our drivers are therefore flat out all day and have to exist with minimal sleep.

Write out a talk, learn it, and then be able to go from minimal notes.

PwC's survey found that more than half of employers with wellness programmes judged them to have had only a minimal effect.

The goal is to avoid a technological arms race that can drain college coffers to minimal effect.

Nike also makes a minimal shoe for barefoot-style running.

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World English Dictionary

minimal (ˈmɪnɪməl)

—*adj*
	of the least possible; minimum or smallest

minimally

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

minimal

"smallest, least," 1660s; see minimum. Related: Minimally.

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