Foolish
Foolish adjective - Showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment.
Illiterate and foolish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Illiterate" instead an adjective "Foolish".
Illiterate
Illiterate adjective - Lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books.
Usage example: offered menus with pictures, presumably for the many illiterate people who must eat there
Foolish and illiterate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foolish" instead an adjective "Illiterate".
Nearby Words: illiteracy, illiterately
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In Harry Potter everyone in the Wizard world thinks that Albus Dumbledore is the Responsible Sibling while his brother Aberforth — an illiterate(?) bartender who "practiced inappropriate charms on a goat" — is the Foolish Sibling.
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