English Explanatory Dictionary

borderline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Nearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguous.
  2. Of questionable taste or acceptability; approaching bad taste.
  3. Exhibiting borderline personality disorder.
adv
  1. Nearly; not entirely but nevertheless to a great extent.
noun
  1. A boundary or accepted division; a border.
  2. Ellipsis of borderline personality disorder.
  3. A person who has borderline personality disorder.
verb
  1. To border, or border on; to be physically close or conceptually akin to.

Pronunciation

/ˈboɹ.dɚˌlaɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-borderline.wav

Word forms

borderline more borderline most borderline border-line borderlines borderlining borderlined

Etymology

From border + line.

Derived words

borderline case borderline lichen borderlineness borderline personality disorder borderliner nonborderline
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