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Borderline vs Borderliner - What's the difference?

borderline | borderliner |

As nouns the difference between borderline and borderliner

is that borderline is a boundary or accepted division; a border while borderliner is (informal) an individual who has borderline personality disorder.

As an adjective borderline

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

borderline

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • 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.
  • Showing bad taste.
    • Your borderline remarks about my aunt's dress destroyed my evening.
  • Exhibiting borderline personality disorder.

    • Derived terms

    * borderline personality disorder

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A boundary or accepted division; a border.
    • She lives on the borderline between reality and madness.

    borderliner

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) An individual who has borderline personality disorder.