borderline

Definition

Nearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguous.

Etymology

From border + line.

Example Sentences

• "I would rather hire a talented layman than a university graduate with borderline qualifications."
• "It recalls the business case for Scotland's reopening of the Borders Railway to Tweedbank, that British Rail closed in 1969. The review says the business case for this was at best borderline, but goes on to say that the case greatly underestimated passenger demand and that the railway Scotland built has capped its capacity."
• "Your borderline remarks about my aunt’s dress destroyed my evening."