/
ɪˈlɪt(ə)rət/
adj.
- unable to read or write.
- ignorant in a particular subject or activity:
politically illiterate.
n.
a person who is unable to read or write.
Phrase
- functionally illiterate
lacking the literacy necessary for coping with most jobs and daily situations.
Derivative
- illiteracy n.
- illiterately adv.
- illiterateness n.