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literately

literately adverb: in the way of one who is literate.

Adverb

literately (comparative more literately, superlative most literately)

  1. In the way of one who is literate.

Forms of literately

comparativemore literately
superlativemost literately

Origin of literately

From literate + -ly.

Questions about literately

What does literately mean?
Literately means in the way of one who is literate.
What part of speech is literately?
Literately is an adverb.

Words near literately in the dictionary

  1. literaryisms
  2. literata
  3. literatae
  4. literate
  5. literate programming
  6. literately
  7. literateness
  8. literates
  9. literatesque
  10. literatesqueness
  11. literateur

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