"half-read" meaning in English

See half-read in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /hæfˈɹɛd/ [General-American], /hɑːfˈɹɛd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-half-read.ogg [US]
Etymology: half- + read Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|half|read}} half- + read Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} half-read (not comparable)
  1. Partly read. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-half-read-en-adj-uNKofbeF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
  2. (obsolete) Inadequately or superficially educated by reading. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-half-read-en-adj-dDsFuGrj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with half- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with half-: 34 66

Download JSON data for half-read meaning in English (1.6kB)

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  "etymology_text": "half- + read",
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        {
          "text": "I put down my half-read book and went outside."
        }
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        "Inadequately or superficially educated by reading."
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        "(obsolete) Inadequately or superficially educated by reading."
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        "(obsolete) Inadequately or superficially educated by reading."
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