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
Utterly is an antonym for borderline.
Nearby Words: border, borderland
Utterly
Utterly adverb - To a full extent or degree.
Borderline is an antonym for utterly.
Nearby Word: utter
Both words in one sentence
- He actually appears to be quite friendly, despite being borderline incomprehensible and utterly horrific to look at.
- Okeer. Literally a one-scene wonder - a highly intelligent and borderline philosophical character who serves as a traditionalist counterpart to Wrex's reformist idealism, Okeer eloquently explains traditional krogan morality to Shepard while sounding utterly badass.
Source: One Scene Wonder / Video Games
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