|adjective|
1.(of a piece of writing) showing a lack of education; badly written.
‘as you can see, I have corrected your misspelt, _illiterate_ letter’
‘The screeches of some of the more outlandish among gloomy modern composers or the _illiterate_ wailings of some vapid rock ‘musician’ are subjected to sham scholarship and pseudo philosophising.’
2.Ignorant in a particular subject or activity.
‘the extent to which voters are politically _illiterate_ ’
‘That they were able to do so handily and with a backward and politically _illiterate_ film star as their standard bearer only underscores the dimensions of the Democratic collapse.’
3.Unable to read or write.
‘his parents were _illiterate_ ’
‘Indeed, one-million Quebecers are _illiterate_ and can’t read this simple phrase (although the rest surely can and will).’
4.Uncultured or poorly educated.
‘the ignorant, _illiterate_ Town Council’
‘It preys on the ignorant, the _illiterate_ , the gullible, and the meek.’
|noun|
1.A person who is unable to read or write.
‘Where others see a generation of television-created _illiterates_ , with short attention spans, or video-game addicts, he sees a new edition of humanity.’
‘He says with a hint of anguish that more than literates, it is the so-called _illiterates_ who are forthright and capable of accepting challenges.’
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