borderline

²borderline

adv

Definition of BORDERLINE

: almost, nearly <borderline tacky> <borderline suicidal>

Examples of BORDERLINE

1. The movie is only borderline funny.
2. <your answer was borderline rude, so I would advise you to be more diplomatic in the future>

First Known Use of BORDERLINE

1925

Related to BORDERLINE

Synonyms: about, all but, almost, fair [chiefly British], fairly, feckly [chiefly Scottish], more or less, most, much, near, nearly, next to, nigh, practically, somewhere, virtually, well-nigh

Related Words: appreciably, by and large, chiefly, largely, mainly, mostly; kind of, partially, partly, somewhat

Near Antonyms: absolutely, altogether, completely, entirely, fully, plain, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, thoroughly; totally, utterly, well, wholly; barely, hardly, scarcely

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