analphabetic

an·al·pha·bet·ic  (n-lf-btk)

adj.

1. Not alphabetical.

2. Unable to read; illiterate.

n.

One who is unable to read; an illiterate.

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[From Greek analphabtos, not knowing the alphabet : an-, not; see a-¹ + alphabtos, alphabet; see alphabet.]

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analphabetic [ˌænælfəˈbɛtɪk ænˌæl-]

adj

not in alphabetical order

n & adj

a less common word for illiterate

[from Greek analphabētos; see an-, alphabet]

analphabetically  adv

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analphabetic

1. unable to read or write.
2. descriptive of a language written without an alphabet; that is, with a syllabary (Cherokee), in hieroglyphics (ancient Egyptian), in ideograms (Chinese) , or in pictograms (American Indian).

See also: Alphabet

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	analphabetic - an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet analphabet illiterate, illiterate person, nonreader - a person unable to read
Adj.	1.	analphabetic - relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not alphabetic alphabetic, alphabetical - relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet; "alphabetical writing system"
	2.	analphabetic - not alphabetic; "an analphabetic arrangement of letters"; "Jesperson's system of phonetic transcription is analphabetic" alphabetic, alphabetical - arranged in order according to the alphabet; "an alphabetic arrangement"; "dictionaries list words in alphabetical order"
	3.	analphabetic - having little acquaintance with writing; "special tutorials to assist the unlettered sector of society" unlettered illiterate - not able to read or write