semilingual

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a low profile in all of several languages that one can speak.
noun
  1. A person who knows two or more languages but exhibits low profile in all of them, that involves having poor vocabulary and wrong grammar.

Word forms

semilingual semilinguals

Etymology

From semi- + lingual.

Derived words

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