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Word entry · 10 letters

borderline

Best crossword clue

"Barely adequate"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˈboɹ.dɚˌlaɪn/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted bdeeilnorrStarts with BEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1B2O3R4D5E6R7L8I9N10E

Definitions

  1. of questionable or minimal quality

Word origin

From border + line.

Used in a sentence

  • I would rather hire a talented layman than a university graduate with borderline qualifications.
  • Your borderline remarks about my aunt’s dress destroyed my evening.
  • He is borderline hypoglycemic and needs to monitor his sugar intake.

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