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DYSLEXIC

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who has dyslexia

Synonyms:

dyslectic; dyslexic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("dyslexic" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having impaired ability to comprehend written words usually associated with a neurologic disorder

Synonyms:

dyslectic; dyslexic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

impaired (diminished in strength, quality, or utility)

Derivation:

dyslexia (impaired ability to learn to read)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to or symptomatic of dyslexia

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

dyslexia (impaired ability to learn to read)

Derivation:

dyslexia (impaired ability to learn to read)

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