borderline

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  1. noun A line that establishes or marks a border.
  2. noun An indefinite area intermediate between two qualities or conditions: The borderline between love and hate is often thin.
  3. adjective Verging on a given quality or condition: borderline poverty.

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  • It says Vermont's system is borderline, and Rhode Island's raises privacy and security concerns. —  WMTW.com - Local News
  • It said Vermont's system is borderline, and Rhode Island's raises privacy and security concerns. —  Nashuatelegraph.com local, state, business and sports news
  • •CLUSTER B (bad, dramatic & erratic) - antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • There are other countries where there is more of a borderline, and in those countries it may be possible to work out an agreement with them to extract a clear pledge that there will be no torture and to follow up with monitoring. —  Democracy Now!
  • The title itself prompts one to assume a relation with the Professor Layton series, but the odd name is the extent of this similarity-except for the borderline stereotypical British characters. —  PopMatters
 

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