"borderline" meaning in English

See borderline in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: borderline [positive], – [comparative], – [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A borderline case is not clearly in one category or the other.
    Sense id: simple-borderline-en-adj-Y4d5pEnl
     
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