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Aliterate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Able to read but not interested in reading. See Usage Note at literate.

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adj. Disinclined to read though not illiterate, able to read but reluctant or unlikely to read.

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

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a person who can read but is disinclined to derive information from literary sources

Word Usage

"I would say there are many in my generation that are as "aliterate" as the younger generation mentioned in the LA Times - though I don't know what the percentage comparison would be."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

ignoramus uneducated person know-nothing