"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
Etymology: From 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
  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-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with half-: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
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