Adjective: semiliterate ,se-mee'li-tu-rut
- Barely able to read and write
"an semiliterate scrawl"
- Able to read but not to write
"The semiliterate worker could read simple instructions but struggled to write reports"
- Literate but poorly informed
"Despite finishing high school, he remained semiliterate due to lack of reading"
See also: educated, illiterate