Semiliterate

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having achieved an elementary level of ability in reading and writing.
  • adj. Having limited knowledge or understanding, especially of a technical subject.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Not entirely literate; having a limited grasp of the written language
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. able to read but not to write
  • adj. barely able to read and write
  • adj. literate but poorly informed
  • Equivalent
    illiterate    educated   
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