Borderline
Borderline adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: your answer was borderline rude, so I would advise you to be more diplomatic in the future
Completely is an antonym for borderline.
Nearby Words: border, borderland
Completely
Both words in one sentence
- Mint goes on the borderline of breaking down and almost completely gives up after looking into Heaven directly.
Source: Literature / From Heaven's Door - Nowadays, Bart's pranks either are borderline physically harming people or completely overstep them and he does all for the sake of getting a cheap laugh or getting out of homework.
Source: Jerkass / Western Animation - Dragonlance had the Gully Dwarves - half-gnome, half-dwarves who are borderline mentally retarded (for example, they're completely incapable of counting past 2).
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