Illiterate and Witless

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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

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Witless and illiterate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Witless" instead an adjective "Illiterate".

Nearby Words: illiteracy, illiterately

Witless adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.

Usage example: a dog so witless that it is barely trainable

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Illiterate and witless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Illiterate" instead an adjective "Witless".

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