semiliterate

 [sem-ee-lit-er-it, sem-ahy-]  

sem·i·lit·er·ate

   [sem-ee-lit-er-it, sem-ahy-]
adjective
1.
barely able to read and write.
2.
capable of reading but not writing.
3.
literate but poorly skilled or informed; lacking the proficiency of a literate person.
noun
4.
a person who is semiliterate.

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Origin:
1925–30; semi- + literate

Related forms
sem·i·lit·er·a·cy  [sem-ee-lit-er-uh-see, sem-ahy-] , noun
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semiliterate (ˌsɛmɪˈlɪtərɪt)
 
—adj
1.  hardly able to read or write
2.  able to read but not to write

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