Semiliterate Definition & Meaning
semiliterate
- adjective
- literate but poorly informed
- barely able to read and write; "an semiliterate scrawl"
- able to read but not to write
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- What does semiliterate mean?
- literate but poorly informed barely able to read and write; "an semiliterate scrawl" able to read but not to write
- What part of speech is semiliterate?
- Semiliterate is an adjective.
- How many definitions does semiliterate have?
- Semiliterate has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).