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minimally

minimally adverb: in a minimal way; to the least extent.

Adverb

minimally (not comparable)

  1. In a minimal way; to the least extent.
    • minimally invasive surgery
    • 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, “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...

Examples of minimally in a sentence

  • In Latin, adjectives and nouns inflect a lot, but inflection is minimally found in Modern English.
  • Angioplasty is a minimally invasive endovascular procedure used to widen narrowed or obstructed arteries or veins.
  • Treatments for mitral insufficiency include antihypertensives and valvular surgery; today the latter is often minimally invasive and even totally endoscopic.

All 20 example sentences with minimally

Origin of minimally

From minimal + -ly.

Words formed from minimally

Questions about minimally

What does minimally mean?
Minimally means in a minimal way; to the least extent.
What part of speech is minimally?
Minimally is an adverb.

Words near minimally in the dictionary

  1. minimalized
  2. minimalizes
  3. minimalizing
  4. minimall
  5. minimalls
  6. minimally
  7. minimally invasive
  8. minimalness
  9. minimals
  10. minimand
  11. minimands

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