borderline
Nearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguousNearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguous.
» Tom is borderline paranoid.
Том - пограничный параноик.
Meaning
3 sensesNearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguous.
I would rather hire a talented layman than a university graduate with borderline qualifications.
grenzwertig
Of questionable taste or acceptability; approaching bad taste.
Your borderline remarks about my aunt’s dress destroyed my evening.
Exhibiting or characteristic of borderline personality disorder.
- of questionable or minimal quality
Examples
14 sentencesTom is borderline paranoid.
ruТом - пограничный параноик. — marafon
Layla suffered from borderline personality disorder.
Mennad was diagnosed with borderline personality.
Yanni struggles with borderline personality disorder.
He wants to experience borderline situations.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From border + line.From border + line.
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Forms
more borderline, most borderline| Comparative | more borderline Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most borderline Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- of questionable or minimal quality:marginal
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form