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        il·lit·er·ate
        /i(l)ˈlidərət/
        adjective
        adjective: illiterate
        unable to read or write.
        “his parents were illiterate”
        Similar:
        unable to read or write
        unlettered
        analphabetic
        functionally illiterate
        Opposite:
        literate
        ignorant in a particular subject or activity.
        “the extent to which voters are politically illiterate”
        Similar:
        ignorant
        unknowledgeable
        uneducated
        untaught
        unschooled
        untutored
        untrained
        uninstructed
        uninformed
        unlearned
        unread
        unenlightened
        benighted
        backward
        nescient
        Opposite:
        literate
        knowledgeable
        uncultured or poorly educated.
        “the ignorant, illiterate Town Council”
        (especially of a piece of writing) showing a lack of education, especially an inability to read or write well.
        “as you can see, I have corrected your misspelled, illiterate letter”

        It doesn’t simply mean unable to read or write.