He is politically illiterate

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• illiterate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) unable to read or write. 2) ignorant in a particular subject or activity; politically illiterate. DERIVATIVES illiteracy noun illiterately adverb …   English terms dictionary

• illiterate — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ completely, totally ▪ almost, largely, virtually ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• illiterate — il|lit|er|ate [ ı lıt(ə)rət ] adjective 1. ) someone who is illiterate cannot read or write a ) illiterate writing contains a lot of grammar and spelling mistakes 2. ) lacking knowledge in a particular subject: technologically/politically… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• illiterate — UK [ɪˈlɪtərət] / US [ɪˈlɪt(ə)rət] adjective 1) a) someone who is illiterate cannot read or write b) illiterate writing contains a lot of grammar and spelling mistakes 2) lacking knowledge in a particular subject technologically/politically… …   English dictionary

• illiterate — [ɪ lɪt(ə)rət] adjective 1》 unable to read or write. 2》 ignorant in a particular subject or activity: politically illiterate. noun a person who is unable to read or write. Phrases functionally illiterate lacking the literacy necessary for coping… …   English new terms dictionary

• illiterate — adjective 1) an illiterate peasant Syn: unable to read or write, unlettered 2) too many voters are politically illiterate Syn: ignorant, unknowledgeable, unenlightened, uneducated, unschooled, untaught, untutored, untrained …   Thesaurus of popular words

• illiterate — [ɪˈlɪtərət] adj 1) not able to read or write 2) containing a lot of mistakes in grammar and spelling 3) lacking knowledge in a particular subject politically illiterate[/ex] illiteracy [ɪˈlɪtərəsi] noun [U] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• illiterate — il|lit|e|rate1 [ıˈlıtərıt] adj 1.) someone who is illiterate has not learned to read or write 2.) badly written, in an uneducated way ▪ It was an illiterate letter, full of mistakes. 3.) economically/politically/scientifically etc illiterate… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• illiterate — adjective 1 someone who is illiterate has not learned to read or write 2 badly written, in an uneducated way: It was an illiterate letter, full of mistakes. 3 politically/scientifically etc illiterate knowing very little about politics, science… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• illiteracy — illiterate ► ADJECTIVE 1) unable to read or write. 2) ignorant in a particular subject or activity; politically illiterate. DERIVATIVES illiteracy noun illiterately adverb …   English terms dictionary

• illiterately — illiterate ► ADJECTIVE 1) unable to read or write. 2) ignorant in a particular subject or activity; politically illiterate. DERIVATIVES illiteracy noun illiterately adverb …   English terms dictionary