tokenish

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Adj.1.tokenish - insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal); "the fee was nominal"; "a token gesture of resistance"; "a toknenish gesture"
token, nominal
minimal, minimum - the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service"
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One of Tulloch's respondents comments, for example, that 'she is [the Doctor's] underling'; another observes, 'Sarah seems very tokenish given that she's the one who's meant to be the feminist'.
The girls who waited? Female companions and gender in Doctor Who
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