literately
In educated fashion
In a literate manner—with the ability to read and write, or more broadly, with education and competence: She expressed herself literately and persuasively.
The word appears rarely, usually in contexts contrasting literate expression with its opposite: He could barely sign his name, let alone communicate literately.
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- persuasiveAble to convince others
- coherentLogically connected throughout
lucid · cogent · clear · polished · refined · elegant · well-spoken · silver-tongued
Marked by serious learning
- academicRelating to education or theory
- learnedHaving much knowledge
- eruditeProfoundly knowledgeable
- knowledgeableHaving extensive information
informed · cultured · enlightened · studious · intellectual · schooled · well-informed · cultivated
Lover of books
- bookishDevoted to reading
- versedKnowledgeable through study
- classicsWorks of lasting value
- novelsExtended prose fiction
fiction · nonfiction · reader · reading · bookworm · voracious · library
Language's structural rules
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- dictionChoice of words
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- spellingCorrect letter sequence
punctuation · orthography · prose · semantics · morphology · etymology · lexicon · idiom
Speaking two languages
- polyglotOne knowing many languages
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
comprehension · communication · conversational · translation · interpretation
articulate
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- persuasiveAble to convince others
coherent · lucid · cogent · clear · polished · refined · elegant · well-spoken · silver-tongued · rhetorical
scholarly
Marked by serious learning
knowledgeable · informed · cultured · enlightened · studious · intellectual · schooled · well-informed · cultivated · lettered
bibliophile
Lover of books
novels · fiction · nonfiction · reader · reading · bookworm · voracious · library
grammar
Language's structural rules
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- dictionChoice of words
- vocabularyOne's word collection
spelling · punctuation · orthography · prose · semantics · morphology · etymology · lexicon · idiom · phraseology
bilingual
Speaking two languages
- polyglotOne knowing many languages
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- proficiencySkilled performance level
language · comprehension · communication · conversational · translation · interpretation
literatelyilliterately
Without reading ability
ignorantly · unsophisticatedly · unintelligently · crudely · inarticulately
- computer literateSkilled with digital technology