Borderline

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  • noun. A line that establishes or marks a border.
  • noun. An indefinite area intermediate between two qualities or conditions.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Verging on a given quality or condition.
  • adjective. Of a questionable nature or quality.
  • adjective. Relating to a personality disorder characterized by a long-standing pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, behavior, mood, and self-image that can interfere with social or occupational functioning or cause extreme emotional distress.
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  • adjective. nearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguous.
  • adjective. Showing bad taste.
  • noun. A boundary or accepted division; a border.
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  • noun. a line that indicates a boundary
  • adjective. of questionable or minimal quality
  • Word Usage
    "The term borderline has come into increasing use in the last thirty years, in describing a severe form of psychopathology."
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    minimal  minimum  
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