- illiterate⇄adj. 1. not knowing how to read and write.
Ex. People who have never gone to school are usually illiterate.
2. showing a lack of education; not cultured.
Ex. He writes in a very illiterate way.
(SYN) unpolished, unlearned. - illiterate⇄adv. illiterately.
- illiterate⇄illiterate, adjective, noun.
- illiterate⇄noun illiterateness.
- illiterate⇄noun 1. a person who does not know how to read and write.
2. an uneducated person; person who lacks culture.
Ex. a boorish illiterate.