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illiterate
[ ih-lit-er-it ]
adjective
- unable to read and write:
an illiterate group.
- having or demonstrating very little or no education.
- showing lack of culture, especially in language and literature.
- displaying a marked lack of knowledge in a particular field:
He is musically illiterate.
noun
- an illiterate person.
illiterate
/ ɪˈɪəɪ /
adjective
- unable to read and write
- violating accepted standards in reading and writing
an illiterate scrawl
- uneducated, ignorant, or uncultured
scientifically illiterate
noun
- an illiterate person
Derived Forms
- ˈٱٱ, adverb
- ˈٱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·İ·ٱ· adverb
- ·İ·ٱ·Ա noun
- i-·İ·ٱ adjective
- semi-·İ·ٱ· adverb
- semi-·İ·ٱ·Ա noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of illiterate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Only the math illiterate would continue to present this as a mandate.
You would have to be culturally illiterate to be unfamiliar with Michael Jordan.
And, it added, the savings Texas sought were “wholly insubstantial in light of the costs involved to these children, the State, and the Nation” of creating “a subclass of illiterates within our boundaries.”
Over a third of lower-caste Indians are illiterate, compared to roughly a fifth on average.
That’s especially true when an economically illiterate news media stokes consumer fears.
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