- unable to read and write: an illiterate group.
- having or demonstrating very little or no education.
- showing lack of culture, especially in language and literature.
- displaying a marked lack of knowledge in a particular field: He is musically illiterate.
- an illiterate person.
- unable to read and write
- violating accepted standards in reading and writing
- uneducated, ignorant, or uncultured
- an illiterate person
