almost illiterate
Frequency: 6.511.0 per million words
Indicates a level of literacy that is very low, close to being none.
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Examples (10)
- Despite years of schooling, he remained almost illiterate.
- In some remote villages, the older generation is almost illiterate.
- She was so isolated that she grew up almost illiterate.
- The examination revealed that many students were almost illiterate in basic writing.
- Without access to books, he felt almost illiterate despite his intelligence.
- His lack of formal education left him almost illiterate.
- The character in the novel was portrayed as an old man, almost illiterate, but full of wisdom.
- It's shocking to find that some adults are still almost illiterate in today's society.
- Learning a new language can make one feel almost illiterate again.
- He could sign his name, but for anything more complex, he was almost illiterate.