minimally

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adverb

In a minimal way; to the least extent.

“minimally invasive surgery”

Opposite
Less commonScrabble 16

Meanings

adverbminimally (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a minimal way; to the least extent.

    minimally invasive surgery

    2 more examples

    Successful completion of the PFT ensures that all new hire DRO law enforcement officers are at a minimally acceptable level of physical fitness to meet the physical demands of mandatory training and the performance of job duties.

    2007 May 28, “Preemployment Physical Fitness Test for Law Enforcement Officer Positions Within the Office of Detention and Removal”, in United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2016, page 1

    Very little research has, however, directly examined the limitations of native perception, especially for contrasts that are only minimally differentiated acoustically and articulatorily.

    2015 December 4, “Discrimination of Multiple Coronal Stop Contrasts in Wubuy (Australia): A Natural Referent Consonant Account”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI, archived from the original on 10 Jul 2021

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbto a minimal degree

Opposite
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Hungarian minimálisan
  • minimálisanin a minimal way; to the least extent
Polish minimalnie
  • minimalniein a minimal way; to the least extent
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APA

minimally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minimally

MLA

“minimally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minimally. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minimally,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minimally.

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