Il‐lit″er‐ate (?), a. [L. illiteratus: pref. il- not + literatus learned. See In- not, and Literal.] Ignorant of letters or books; unlettered; uninstructed; uneducated; as, an illiterate man, or people.
Syn. — Ignorant; untaught; unlearned; unlettered; unscholary. See Ignorant.
— Il‐lit″er‐ate‐ly, adv. — Il‐lit″er‐ate‐ness, n.