Associations to the word «Semiliterate»

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Wiktionary

SEMILITERATE, adjective. Not entirely literate; having a limited grasp of the written language
SEMILITERATE, noun. A person who is semiliterate.

Dictionary definition

SEMILITERATE, adjective. Literate but poorly informed.
SEMILITERATE, adjective. Barely able to read and write; "an semiliterate scrawl".
SEMILITERATE, adjective. Able to read but not to write.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley