literate
Example Sentences
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There are many notable exceptions, but on the whole, society has become less literate, less mathematical and less able to think and reason critically.
The more people who are computer literate, the more opportunities for the next big “aha” moment, he told an interviewer in 1998.
From Washington Post
“Data also showed the role of financial literacy in modulating attention, as poorly financially literate subjects are more prone to anchoring bias,” the study concluded.
From New York Times
I'm not saying one has to be an English major, but one should at least sound halfway literate.
From Washington Post
Bear in mind, also, that half of the loudmouths bashing Hunter Biden on cable TV have been paid six figures for writing barely literate books.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
