Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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unlettered | No | Yes | No | No |
illiterate | Yes | Yes | No | No |
unlettered (noun) | illiterate (noun) |
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a person unable to read |
unlettered (adjective) | illiterate (adjective) |
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having little acquaintance with writing | not able to read or write |
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication | lacking culture, especially in language and literature |
uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field |