All 8 Uses of
illiterate
in
I Am Malala
- We know him affectionately as Badshah Sahib, and though he was completely illiterate, he managed to bring peace to the valley.
p. 25.1illiterate = unable to read or write
- He had studied in a British school in Peshawar, and perhaps because his own father was illiterate he was passionate about schools and built many, as well as hospitals and roads.
p. 25.6
- He felt ashamed but had no choice if he didn't want to end up illiterate.
p. 37.5
- Let them be illiterate.
p. 43.2
- In our valley we received most of our information from the radio because so many had no TV or were illiterate.
p. 112.4 *
- We have so many people in our country who are illiterate.
p. 223.5
- My father was astonished and pleased—in our country few doctors bother explaining anything to an illiterate woman.
p. 266.0
- We have almost fifty million illiterate adults, two thirds of whom are women, like my own mother.
p. 312.2
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.