what does borderline mean?
BORDERLINE as NOUN
- Meaning
- a line that indicates a boundary
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Hypernyms(s) borderline is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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BORDERLINE as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- of questionable or minimal quality
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Usage Example(s)
- borderline grades
- marginal writing ability
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