dyslectic

noun

a person who has dyslexia

adjective

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

Roots

dysdys- · Greek · bad, impaired legeinlec- · Greek · to speak, read tikos-tic · Greek · pertaining to

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The word dyslectic breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: dys-, from Greek dys (“bad, impaired”); lec, from Greek legein (“to speak, read”); and -tic, from Greek tikos (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.