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borderline

/ˈboɹ.dɚˌlaɪn/noun, adjective3 syllables

Borderline means: a line that indicates a boundary.

Synonyms for borderline7

noun, as in a line that indicates a boundary

boundary line, border, delimitation, mete

adjective, as in of questionable or minimal quality

marginal, minimal, minimum

What does borderline mean?2

noun

1

a line that indicates a boundary

adjective

1

of questionable or minimal quality“borderline grades”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Borderline in a sentence

  • You really ought to wash your hands of this borderline illegal work.Jesse
  • Layla suffered from borderline personality disorder.OsoHombre
  • His girlfriend suffers from borderline personality disorder.swolesuki
  • Mennad was diagnosed with borderline personality.OsoHombre
  • Yanni struggles with borderline personality disorder.Amastan
  • Yanni is struggling with borderline personality disorder.Amastan
  • He wants to experience borderline situations.Nuel

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of borderline

as a noun

plural
borderlines