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unlettered

[uhn-let-erd] / ʌnˈlɛt ərd /












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At the remove of 2½ centuries, that concern seems quaint, for today the real question may be whether the country can prosper if its citizens are ignorant and unlettered.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 16, 2026

In this tribal village, most parents are unlettered and unable to help their young children study at home.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2021

He was not an unlettered man: In his years at school, Calhoun had written a master’s thesis on the historiography of Napoleon’s peninsular war and had attended a law seminar in Belgium.

From Seattle Times Feb. 18, 2021

In one indelible review, the conservative critic Hilton Kramer lamented the “spectacle of mandarin sensibilities masquerading as unlettered but lyrical stumblebums.”

From Washington Post Sep. 3, 2020

One unlettered boy followed me back to my tent and begged me to write his letter for him.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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