HyperDic: semiliterate

English > 3 senses of the word semiliterate:
ADJECTIVEallsemiliterateliterate but poorly informed
allsemiliteratebarely able to read and write
allsemiliterateable to read but not to write
English > semiliterate: 3 senses > adjective 1
MeaningLiterate but poorly informed.
Broadereducatedpossessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
English > semiliterate: 3 senses > adjective 2
MeaningBarely able to read and write.
Example"an semiliterate scrawl"
Broaderilliteratenot able to read or write
Spanishsemianalfabeto
English > semiliterate: 3 senses > adjective 3
Meaningable to read but not to write.
Broaderilliteratenot able to read or write

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