subliterate
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of subliterate
Example Sentences
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Back in the benighted 20th century comic books were seen as subliterate trash for kiddies and intellectually challenged adults – badly written, hastily drawn and execrably printed.
From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2019
To test that the words he was reading are above the subliterate level, I ran a few of his remarks through the Flesh–Kincaid calculator.
From Slate • Jan. 26, 2018
Perhaps the emotional quotient was juvenile, but the reading level was above subliterate.
From Slate • Jan. 26, 2018
Most are blah; a few are so subliterate they made my temples ache.
From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2012
Dell lawyers banned any names from a manuscript that was described by one former Dell employee as "terribly written" by an author who was "subliterate and crazy as a coot."
From Time Magazine Archive
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