illiterate
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Because many colonists were illiterate, the Declaration was commonly declaimed by local officials in town squares and preachers in pulpits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
They want illiterate, groveling serfs, who live in fear and don’t stick around too long.
From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025
A high number of pupils at the secondary school are "functionally illiterate", meaning they have a reading age well below average when they start Year 7.
From BBC • May 21, 2025
You would have to be culturally illiterate to be unfamiliar with Michael Jordan.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025
I am dictating this letter to Doc Billings as I myself am illiterate, but I trust he will convey my words to you adequately.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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