单词 | borderline |
释义 | borderline /bawr"deuhr luyn'/, adj. 1. on or near a border or boundary. 2. uncertain; indeterminate; debatable: not an alcoholic, but a borderline case. 3. not quite meeting accepted, expected, or average standards. 4. approaching bad taste or obscenity: He made several borderline remarks that offended them. n. 5. a person suffering from borderline personality. [1865-70; BORDER + LINE1] Syn. 3. marginal, problematic, uncertain, doubtful. |
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