The Clue
At the lower limit (8 letter answer)
The Answer
MARGINAL
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Notes
The answer MARGINAL is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
MARGINAL as an adjective:
1. (fringy, marginal) = at or constituting a border or edge; "the marginal strip of beach"
2. (borderline, marginal) = of questionable or minimal quality; "borderline grades"; "madj.allarginal writing ability"
3. (hardscrabble, marginal) = of a bare living gained by great labor; "the sharecropper's hardscrabble life"; "a marginal existence"
4. (bare, marginal) = just barely adequate or within a lower limit; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory"
5. producing at a rate that barely covers production costs; "marginal industries"; "marginal land"
6. being close to a lower limit or or of lower class; "marginal abilities"