Analphabetic (noun)
an-alfa-bet-ik
Illiterate, unable to read or write.
1660–70; Greek analphábēt ( os ) not knowing the alphabet.
Example sentences
“The USA is bucking the trend for literacy and the number of analphabetic people is rising.”
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