What is the meaning of semiliterate?

adjective

  • Literate but poorly informed.
  • Barely able to read and write.
    • usage: "an semiliterate scrawl"
  • Able to read but not to write. .
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
11
 
|15 years ago|599 views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). semiliterate. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/semiliterate/definitions/1183177
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "semiliterate" http://smartdefine.org/semiliterate/definitions/1183177 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, semiliterate, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/semiliterate/definitions/1183177>.
MLAWordNet. "semiliterate" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/semiliterate/definitions/1183177>