semiliterate

adj

1. (not-comparable)Not entirely literate; having a limited grasp of the written language.

   “With the necessary prowess of the semiliterate, Heed had a flawless memory, and like most nonreaders, she was highly numerate.”

noun

1. A person who is semiliterate.

   “If Rita Mae Brown were an exceptional writer, I might be more willing to give an ear to her pontificating […] But even as a pulp writer, Brown will have to treat lesbians as more than a bunch of anencephalic semi-literates who will sanctify her name forevermore. We have to have the guts to say, "Keep editing, Rita Mae; paper is cheap and we expect better!"”