Meanings of barely literate in English

As she is barely literate, her reality is restricted to her day-to-day experiences.

The writing was barely literate, the page layouts dreary.

Diminutive, taciturn, barely literate, and unimpressive personally, he was nonetheless a dominant figure on the western frontier.

The interpreter is a Jew, barely literate.

Abdubaki's father and mother are barely literate herders so the fact that he even attends school is impressive.

Beatrix Potter's vocabulary would floor many an adult and was no match for a barely literate seven-year old.

The reality television show Love Island features barely literate mannequins isolated on a holiday villa competing to win a prize.

Around 90 are now enrolled, with some at local universities while two brothers with barely literate parents are at a nautical school.

He saw posters, began to attend study groups at the Free University-he'sbarely literate, the poor child-andthat's where I found him.

Barton's own confession, as recorded for posterity, was obviously not the work of a barely literate serving girl but of a ghostwriter of some sophistication.

A 50-year-old was struck off when told to apply for 10 jobs a week online but, barely literate, he couldn't use a computer.

-He was educated to the age of 12 in a madrasa or religious school, and is barely literate.