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

See also: educated, illiterate