borderline

bor·der·line  (bôrdr-ln)

n.

1. A line that establishes or marks a border.

2. An indefinite area intermediate between two qualities or conditions: The borderline between love and hate is often thin.

adj.

1.

a. Verging on a given quality or condition: borderline poverty.

b. Of a questionable nature or quality: an applicant with borderline qualifications.

2.

a. Psychology Relating to any phenomenon that is intermediate between two groups and not clearly categorized in either group: a borderline state showing the characteristics of both neurotic and psychotic reactions.

b. Relating to a condition characterized by a pattern of instability in mood, interpersonal relations, and self-image, and manifested by self-destructive, impulsive, and inconsistent behavior: the borderline syndrome.

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borderline

Noun

1. a dividing line

2. an indeterminate position between two conditions: the borderline between love and friendship

Adjective

on the edge of one category and verging on another: a borderline failure

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	borderline - a line that indicates a boundary     border, boundary line, delimitation, mete boundary, bounds, bound - the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something circumference, circuit - the boundary line encompassing an area or object; "he had walked the full circumference of his land"; "a danger to all races over the whole circumference of the globe" fence line - a boundary line created by a fence property line - the boundary line between two pieces of property state boundary, state line - the boundary between two states
Adj.	1.	borderline - of questionable or minimal quality; "borderline grades"; "marginal writing ability" marginal minimal, minimum - the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service"

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borderline

adjective marginal, bordering, doubtful, peripheral, indefinite, indeterminate, equivocal, inexact, unclassifiable

Translations

borderline [ˈbɔːdəlaɪn] n (fig) → frontera

borderline [ˈbɔːdəlaɪn] border n (fig) → ligne f de démarcation

adj borderline case → cas m limite

borderline [ˈbɔːdəlaɪn] n (fig);

on the borderline → an der Grenze

borderline [ˈbɔːdəlaɪn] n (fig) → linea di demarcazione

adj borderline case → caso limite