Dyslexic

//dɪsˈlɛksɪk// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who has dyslexia.
  2. 2
    a person who has dyslexia wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to dyslexia.
  2. 2
    Having dyslexia.

    "She a feminist, she think I'm sexist / Twistin' my words, I think she dyslexic"

Adjective
  1. 1
    having impaired ability to comprehend written words usually associated with a neurologic disorder wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to or symptomatic of dyslexia wordnet

Example

More examples

"Tom suspected that his father was dyslexic."

Etymology

By surface analysis, dyslexia + -ic. Piecewise doublet of dyslectic.

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