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
Virtually and borderline are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Virtually" instead an adverb "Borderline".
Nearby Words: border, borderland
Virtually
Virtually adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: fell in love with a man who was virtually penniless
Borderline and virtually are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Borderline" instead an adverb "Virtually".
Both words in one sentence
- Virtually everyone is a complete and utter sleazebag, and the so-called "heroes" tend to be apathetic at best and borderline sociopathic at worst.
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Dwight. He's weird-looking, creepy, borderline psychotic, but virtually every time he bothers to pursue a woman, he's successful.
Source: Kavorka Man -
Dysfunction Junction: Virtually every character in this film is either mentally unstable, addicted to drugs, or borderline sociopathic.
Source: Film / The Tracey Fragments
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