- unlettered
- unlettered mid-14c., "not possessed of book-learning," from UN- (Cf. un-) (1) "not" + lettered (see LETTER (Cf. letter) (n.)). An anglicized form of ILLITERATE (Cf. illiterate). Cf. M.Du. ongelettert.
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unlettered
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unlettered — index unversed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unlettered — illiterate, *ignorant, uneducated, untaught, untutored, unlearned … New Dictionary of Synonyms
unlettered — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ poorly educated or illiterate … English terms dictionary
unlettered — [un let′ərd] adj. 1. a) not lettered; ignorant; uneducated b) illiterate 2. not marked with letters SYN. IGNORANT … English World dictionary
unlettered — adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. lacking facility in reading and writing and ignorant of the knowledge to be gained from books b. illiterate 2. not marked with letters Synonyms: see ignorant … New Collegiate Dictionary
unlettered — /un let euhrd/, adj. 1. not educated; uneducated; untutored; ignorant. 2. not literate; illiterate. 3. not marked with letters, as a tombstone. [1300 50; ME; see UN 1, LETTERED] Syn. 1. See ignorant. * * * … Universalium
unlettered — adjective a) not instructed in letters; not well educated; unable to read b) not expressed in or marked with letters … Wiktionary
unlettered — Synonyms and related words: Gothic, Philistine, barbarous, benighted, bookless, deceived, empty headed, functionally illiterate, grammarless, heathen, hoodwinked, ill educated, illiterate, led astray, lowbrow, misinformed, misinstructed,… … Moby Thesaurus
unlettered — un|let|tered [ʌnˈletəd US ərd] adj formal unable to read, or uneducated … Dictionary of contemporary English
unlettered — un|let|tered [ ʌn letərd ] adjective OLD FASHIONED not well educated … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
