English

Adjective

borderline ‎(comparative more borderline, superlative most borderline)

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

   He is borderline hypoglycemic and needs to monitor his sugar intake.

   I would rather hire a talented layman than a university graduate with borderline qualifications.

2. Showing bad taste.

   Your borderline remarks about my aunt's dress destroyed my evening.

3. Exhibiting borderline personality disorder.

Derived terms

• borderline personality disorder

Translations

Noun

borderline ‎(plural borderlines)

1. A boundary or accepted division; a border.

   She lives on the borderline between reality and madness.

2. An individual who has borderline personality disorder.
   • 1995, Eugene E. Levitt, ‎Edward Earl Gotts, The Clinical Application of MMPI Special Scales (page 80)

     As an example of their affective profile, borderlines are set apart from passive aggressives by having more marked social anxiety […] and greater sensitivity […]

Translations

Spanish

Noun

borderline m, f ‎(plural borderlines)

1. (colloquial) Someone with borderline personality disorder