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functional illiterate
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.
functional illiterate
noun
- a person whose literacy is insufficient for most work and normal daily situations
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Derived Forms
- functional illiteracy, noun
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- functional illiteracy noun
- functionally illiterate adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of functional illiterate1
First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences
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Bonjean described Kelly as a flawed genius who has been functional illiterate since childhood and was ill-equipped to navigate his celebrity and expanding wealth.
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When the judge sentenced him for voluntary manslaughter, he called Jackson a “functional illiterate†and used the case to verbally lambaste the image of college sports performers as “student†athletes.
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