illiterate
11illiterate — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin illiteratus, from in + litteratus literate Date: 15th century 1. having little or no education; especially unable to read or write < an illiterate population > 2. a. showing or marked by a lack of… …
12illiterate — il|lit|e|rate1 [ıˈlıtərıt] adj 1.) someone who is illiterate has not learned to read or write 2.) badly written, in an uneducated way ▪ It was an illiterate letter, full of mistakes. 3.) economically/politically/scientifically etc illiterate… …
13illiterate — illiterately, adv. illiterateness, n. /i lit euhr it/, adj. 1. unable to read and write: an illiterate group. 2. having or demonstrating very little or no education. 3. showing lack of culture, esp. in language and literature. 4. displaying a… …
14illiterate — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ completely, totally ▪ almost, largely, virtually ▪ …
15illiterate — il|lit|er|ate [ ı lıt(ə)rət ] adjective 1. ) someone who is illiterate cannot read or write a ) illiterate writing contains a lot of grammar and spelling mistakes 2. ) lacking knowledge in a particular subject: technologically/politically… …
16illiterate — adjective 1 someone who is illiterate has not learned to read or write 2 badly written, in an uneducated way: It was an illiterate letter, full of mistakes. 3 politically/scientifically etc illiterate knowing very little about politics, science… …
17illiterate — UK [ɪˈlɪtərət] / US [ɪˈlɪt(ə)rət] adjective 1) a) someone who is illiterate cannot read or write b) illiterate writing contains a lot of grammar and spelling mistakes 2) lacking knowledge in a particular subject technologically/politically… …
18illiterate — See illiterate, ignorant See literate, illiterate …
19illiterate — n. a functional illiterate * * * [ɪ lɪt(ə)rɪt] a functional illiterate …
20illiterate — [ɪ lɪt(ə)rət] adjective 1》 unable to read or write. 2》 ignorant in a particular subject or activity: politically illiterate. noun a person who is unable to read or write. Phrases functionally illiterate lacking the literacy necessary for coping… …
