illiterate
adjective
1. not able to read or write
Similar word(s): uneducated, analphabetic, unlettered, preliterate, semiliterate
2. uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field
- he is musically illiterate
Similar word(s): uneducated, ignorant
3. lacking culture, especially in language and literature