borderline
Example Sentences
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The desire is already there — loud, obvious, borderline operatic.
From Salon
"The borderline decision was made by the match referee, and details of the rearranged fixture will be made available as soon as possible," said a Dundee statement.
From BBC
They move freely, obscuring borderlines between categories that once loomed like separate land masses: jazz and chamber music; acoustic and electric ensembles; songs and improvised forms.
“Even 200 wins is borderline undoable unless they have a lot of good fortune.”
One person wrote on Facebook about seeing “borderline junk yard cars quite regularly.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
