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
Nigh and borderline are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nigh" instead an adverb "Borderline".
Nearby Words: border, borderland
Nigh
Nigh adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: he has nigh completed his degree
Borderline and nigh are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Borderline" instead an adverb "Nigh".
Both words in one sentence
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In The Black Company you are treated to the final humanizing moments of the up till this point nigh omnipotent and borderline eldritch abomination of a sorceress queen through use of this trope.
Source: Cry Cute - Upon seeing the Sith Emperor, a borderline Eldritch Abomination given human form who's nigh-invincible, about to kill Revan, T3 valiantly charges into battle and blasts the Emperor with a freaking flamethrower.
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Combined with magic-enchanted armor and Super Strength, she's a borderline Nigh Invulnerable.
Source: Healing Factor
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