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.
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Il*lit"er*ate*ly,
adv. -- Il*lit"er*ate*ness, n.