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functional illiterate
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noun
a person with some basic education who still falls short of a minimum standard of literacy or whose reading and writing skills are inadequate to everyday needs.
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Origin of functional illiterate
First recorded in 1945–50
OTHER WORDS FROM functional illiterate
functional illiteracy, nounfunctionally illiterate, adjectiveWords nearby functional illiterate
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British Dictionary definitions for functional illiterate
functional illiterate
noun
a person whose literacy is insufficient for most work and normal daily situations
Derived forms of functional illiterate
functional illiteracy, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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