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Discover LudwigThe phrase "it's borderline" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe something that is on the edge or limit of a particular quality or condition, often implying that it is almost but not quite something.
Example: "The performance was good, but it's borderline acceptable given the standards we expect."
Alternatives: "it's nearly" or "it's on the edge of".
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"It's borderline arrogance," forward Rick Fox said, describing the team's mood.
It's borderline controversial.
It's borderline despicable".
It's borderline insulting.
"It's borderline ridiculous.
It's borderline repulsive".
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Giving the episode a negative review, Ryan Keefer of DVD Talk wrote that it was "borderline painful" and one of the season's "duds".
"It was borderline squalor".
It is borderline immoral.
It is borderline propaganda.
"It was borderline normal," Hayaschi said.
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