borderline
[ bawr-der-lahyn ]
/ ˈbɔr dərˌlaɪn /
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adjective
on or near a border or boundary.
uncertain; indeterminate; debatable: not an alcoholic, but a borderline case.
not quite meeting accepted, expected, or average standards.
approaching bad taste or obscenity: He made several borderline remarks that offended them.
noun
a person suffering from borderline personality disorder.
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border line
noun
boundary line; frontier.
Origin of border line
First recorded in 1865–70
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borderline
/ (ˈbɔːdəˌlaɪn) /
noun
a border; dividing line; line of demarcation
an indeterminate position between two conditions or qualitiesthe borderline between friendship and love
adjective
on the edge of one category and verging on anothera borderline failure in the exam
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