ĭ-lĭt'ər-ĭt
Not instructed in letters; not well educated; unable to read
Not enlightened; ignorant in general or of some particular fact.
Not acquired or altered by schooling; natural
Unsophisticated; unrefined.
Of a person, ignorant, uneducated, untaught, untrained.
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Not instructed; ignorant.
Having read little; lacking in knowledge acquired by reading.
illiterate person
a person unable to read
nonreader
A person who cannot or does not read, especially a child who takes a long time learning to read.
Knowledgeable or educated in a particular field or fields.
Having or exhibiting cultivation; cultured:
unable to read well; lacking education
Without education or knowledge
Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.
ill-educated
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