borderline vs bush league

borderline

adj
  • Showing bad taste. 

  • Nearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguous. 

  • Exhibiting borderline personality disorder. 

verb
  • To border, or border on; to be physically close or conceptually akin to. 

noun
  • A boundary or accepted division; a border. 

  • An individual who has borderline personality disorder. 

adv
  • Nearly; not entirely but nevertheless to a great extent. 

bush league

adj
  • Of inferior quality. 

  • Amateurish, unprofessional, unpolished, juvenile. 

noun
  • A professional sports association at the lower levels of minor league organization. 

  • A low-ranking or inferior level among groups, professions, organizations, etc. 

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