What is ignorant of letters or books; unlettered; uninstructed; uneducated; as, an illiterate man, or people. See Ignorant. -- Il*lit"er*ate*ly, adv. -- Il*lit"er*ate*ness, n called?
illiterate — Ignorant of letters or books; unlettered; uninstructed; uneducated; as, an illiterate man, or people. See Ignorant. -- Il*lit"er*ate*ly, adv. -- Il*lit"er*ate*ness, n. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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