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Borderline

/bˈɔrdəˌrlaɪn/
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(adj) Nearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguous.

You really ought to wash your hands of this borderline illegal work.
Layla suffered from borderline personality disorder.
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The doctor said his blood pressure was ____ and needed to be watched city.

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