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Semiliterate

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not entirely literate; having a limited grasp of the written language. not-comparable

    "With the necessary prowess of the semiliterate, Heed had a flawless memory, and like most nonreaders, she was highly numerate."

Adjective
  1. 1
    literate but poorly informed wordnet
  2. 2
    barely able to read and write wordnet
  3. 3
    able to read but not to write wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A person who is semiliterate.

    "If Rita Mae Brown were an exceptional writer, I might be more willing to give an ear to her pontificating […] But even as a pulp writer, Brown will have to treat lesbians as more than a bunch of anencephalic semi-literates who will sanctify her name forevermore. We have to have the guts to say, "Keep editing, Rita Mae; paper is cheap and we expect better!""

Etymology

Etymology 1

From semi- + literate.

Etymology 2

From semi- + literate.

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