virtually illiterate

Frequency: 6.310.1 per million words

Indicates a level of literacy that is very low, close to being none.

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Examples (10)

  • In some remote areas, the population remains virtually illiterate.
  • Despite efforts, many older citizens are virtually illiterate in technology.
  • Without proper education, a child might become virtually illiterate.
  • The rapid decline in reading habits has made a generation virtually illiterate.
  • He was so deprived of schooling that he was virtually illiterate.
  • After years of isolation, she found herself virtually illiterate in modern communication.
  • The report highlighted communities where residents were virtually illiterate.
  • They fear that a lack of investment in schools will render more people virtually illiterate.
  • Even with basic schooling, some individuals can still be considered virtually illiterate.
  • The old man, though wise in many ways, was virtually illiterate when it came to writing.