borderline

borderline
bor|der|line1 [ˈbo:dəlaın US ˈbo:rdər-] adj
1.) very close to not being acceptable
▪ In borderline cases , the student's coursework is considered, as well as exam grades.
▪ The referee's decision was borderline.
2.) [usually before noun]
having qualities of both one situation, state etc and another more extreme situation or state
▪ a borderline schizophrenic (=someone who has some signs of being mentally ill)
borderline 2
borderline2 n
1.) [singular]
the point at which one quality, situation, emotion etc ends and another begins
▪ She slipped over the borderline into sleep.
on the borderline
▪ I was on the borderline between a first- and a second-class degree.
2.)
a border between two countries

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