subliterate

[ suhb-lit-er-it ]
/ sʌbˈlɪt ər ɪt /

adjective

less than fully literate.

Origin of subliterate

First recorded in 1945–50; sub- + literate

Words nearby subliterate

sublingual duct, sublingual gland, sublingual nerve, sublingual pit, sublingual vein, subliterate, subliterature, sublittoral, sublunary, subluxate, subluxation