semiliterate
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semiliterate
adjective
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Not entirely literate; having a limited grasp of the written language.
With the necessary prowess of the semiliterate, Heed had a flawless memory, and like most nonreaders, she was highly numerate.
Similar: subliterate
noun semiliterates
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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, "Kee
Similar: subliterate
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adj not entirely literate
| Português | semiletrado |
|---|---|
| Русский | полугра́мотный polugrámotnyj |
Talk about this word "semiliterate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/semiliterate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. semiliterate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/semiliterate "semiliterate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/semiliterate.Cite this
@misc{semiliterate_2026,
title = {semiliterate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/semiliterate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
