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aliterate.

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

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/eɪˈlɪtəɹət/
  1. Disinclined to read though not illiterate; able to read but reluctant or unlikely to do so.

Where this word comes from

From a- + literate.

noun/eɪˈlɪtəɹət/
  1. 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.
Where this word comes from

From a- + literate.

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