All 4 Uses of
illiterate
in
Arrowsmith
- He informed himself that he was a moron to make this long trip into Zenith twice in one day; he remembered that he was engaged to a girl called Madeline Fox; he worried the matter of unfaithfulness; he asserted that Leora Tozer was merely an imitation nurse who was as illiterate as a kitchen wench and as impertinent as a newsboy; he decided, several times he decided, to telephone her and free himself from the engagement.†
Chpt 6
- Iowa has the richest land, the lowest illiteracy rate, the largest percentages of native-born whites and motor-car owners, and the most moral and forward-looking cities of all the States, and Nautilus is the most Iowan city in Iowa.†
Chpt 19
- Clay is always telling me what an illiterate boob I am.†
Chpt 22 *
- Of course Tubbs is an illiterate jackass but still, at that, he hasn't got persecution-mania, like Gottlieb.†
Chpt 26
Definition:
unable to read or write (not literate)
or:
uninformed in a particular field or general subject area
or:
uninformed in a particular field or general subject area
Note that "functional illiteracy" means that although one may be able to read or write a little, their ability is inadequate for normal requirements in their society.