2 uses
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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
- The aunt was simple and illiterate; the niece was simple but lively.Book 3 — The Sensualists (26% in)
- He was almost illiterate, and very quiet, scarcely speaking to any one.Book 6 — The Russian Monk (2% in)
There are no more uses of "illiterate" in The Brothers Karamazov.
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