aliterate

adj, noun — 2 senses

adj

/eɪˈlɪtəɹət/

Etymology From a- + literate.

Disinclined to read though not illiterate; able to read but reluctant or unlikely to do so.

noun

Etymology From a- + literate.

Someone who is able to read but disinclined to do so.

Mark Twain famously said, "The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who can't read"; more succinctly: the aliterate has little advantage over the illiterate.

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