Unlettered
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Unlettered is an adjective meaning (figurative) Not instructed in letters; not educated, not well-read; unable to read.
Meaning
(figurative) Not instructed in letters; not educated, not well-read; unable to read.
More Meanings
- Not expressed in or marked with letters.
Example Sentences
[…] an unlettered seaman […]
[…]that vnletered ſmall knowing ſoule[…]
But this Chapman girl will come to us wholly unlettered.
They were short days, for into them were crowded many hours of insidious instruction of the unlettered child by the lonely woman.
Synonyms for unlettered
Depending on context, synonyms include ignorant, illiterate, nescient, analphabetic, unenlightened, unlearned.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include analphabetic, illiterate, unlearned, nescient, ignorant, unenlightened.
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