illiterate

Universal Words adjective, noun adjective 1 (of a person) not knowing how to read or write: A large percentage of the rural population was illiterate. OPPLITERATE 2 (of a document or letter) badly written, as if by sb without much education 3 (usually after a noun or adverb) not knowing very much about a particular subject area: computer illiterate * musically illiterate illiteracy noun [U]: The illiteracy rate on the island is still unacceptably high. noun a person who is illiterate