geringfügig

minor, negligible

adjective ge-RING-fue-gikh Rare

Also means

marginal

Usage Note

geringfügig means trivial or marginal in amount, combining gering (small) and fuegig. In German law eine geringfuegige Beschaeftigung is a minor employment (a mini-job). It downplays the size of a quantity.

Examples

"Die Preise stiegen nur geringfügig."

Natural Translation

Prices rose only marginally.

Literal Translation

The prices rose only marginally.

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