Adjective: analphabetic ,an,al-fu'be-tik
- Having little acquaintance with writing
"special tutorials to assist the analphabetic sector of society";
- unlettered
- Not alphabetic
"an analphabetic arrangement of letters"; "Jesperson's system of phonetic transcription is analphabetic"
- Relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not alphabetic
"Chinese characters are an example of an analphabetic writing system"
- An illiterate person who does not know the alphabet
"The literacy program aimed to help analphabetics learn basic reading and writing skills";
- analphabet
Derived forms: analphabetics
See also: illiterate
Type of: illiterate, nonreader
Antonym: alphabetic
Encyclopedia: Analphabetic