unlettered
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Definition of unlettered
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Synonyms & Antonyms for unlettered
Synonyms
analphabetic, benighted, dark, ignorant, illiterate, nonliterate, rude, simple, uneducated, uninstructed, unlearned, unread, unschooled, untaught, untutored
Antonyms
educated, knowledgeable, lettered, literate, schooled, well-informed, well-read
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The British Admiralty sent ships in search of pathways through the ice that would lead to this mythic sea, an objective scoffed at by unlettered whalers who spent their lives in waters along the edge of the sea ice and knew better. — David James, Anchorage Daily News, "In âNorth Pole: Nature and Culture,â grappling with a place beyond time and measure," 3 Aug. 2019 Her husband constantly referred to her dismissively as a simple, unlettered woman. — Ferdinand Mount, WSJ, "âGandhi: The Years That Changed the Worldâ Review: The Prophet as Politician," 1 Nov. 2018 The consequences of Kanye Westâs unlettered view of America and its history are, if anything, more direct. — Ta-nehisi Coates, The Atlantic, "Iâm Not Black, Iâm Kanye," 7 May 2018 In the tradition of both black and white southern folk preaching, ministers usually spoke extemporaneously to unlettered congregants, who expected the Spirit of God to impart messages of encouragement and hope. — The Economist, "The making of Martin Luther Kingâs speeches," 28 Mar. 2018 His description of Stephen Miller, a White House policy adviser, as an unlettered lightweight is inaccurate and mean. — The Economist, "Wolff in the White HouseâFire and Furyâ confirms the dysfunction at the heart of the presidency," 11 Jan. 2018 In celebrating the unlettered Huncke, Ginsberg was suggesting that professionals may have more to learn from amateurs than the other way around. — Ann Douglas, New York Times, "Professor Ginsbergâs Notes on the Beats," 1 Aug. 2017 They've long been dismissed as stupid or unlettered or unsophisticated. — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, "Will flaying Trump bring us to normalcy?," 30 May 2017 Despite his unlettered status, Joe sees more clearly than anyone else that there are great dangers in Pip taking money from a mysterious benefactor and going off to the city. — Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com, "Review: Pip's travels are long but worth the trip in 'Great Expectations'," 26 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unlettered.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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unlettered
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