illiterately
In unlettered fashion
In a manner showing inability to read or write, or more broadly, in an ignorant or uneducated way: The contract was illiterately drawn up, full of errors.
The word often criticizes poor writing or communication rather than actual illiteracy: He spelled her name illiterately.
Lacking formal instruction
- untaughtNever given lessons
- uninstructedNot given directions
- unlearnedLacking acquired knowledge
- untrainedLacking learned skills
ignorant · unlettered · nonliterate · unenlightened · benighted · uninformed · unstudied · semiliterate
In an uncoordinated manner
- ineptlyLacking competence or grace
- awkwardlyIn a clumsy manner
- ungracefullyWithout smoothness or elegance
- ham-handedlyIn an awkward, graceless manner
ungrammatically · inelegantly · roughly · coarsely · sloppily · carelessly · haphazardly · amateurishly
Without experience or cynicism
- obliviouslyWithout conscious awareness
- cluelesslyWithout any awareness
- unknowinglyWithout being aware
- unwittinglyWithout awareness or intention
blindly · uncomprehendingly · unsophisticatedly · simple-mindedly · unthinkingly · unreflectively
unschooled
Lacking formal instruction
- untaughtNever given lessons
- uninstructedNot given directions
- unlearnedLacking acquired knowledge
untrained · ignorant · unlettered · nonliterate · unenlightened · benighted · uninformed · unstudied · semiliterate · unalphabetized
clumsily
In an uncoordinated manner
- ineptlyLacking competence or grace
- awkwardlyIn a clumsy manner
- ungracefullyWithout smoothness or elegance
ham-handedly · ungrammatically · inelegantly · roughly · coarsely · sloppily · carelessly · haphazardly · amateurishly · incompetently
naively
Without experience or cynicism
- obliviouslyWithout conscious awareness
- cluelesslyWithout any awareness
- unknowinglyWithout being aware
unwittingly · blindly · uncomprehendingly · unsophisticatedly · simple-mindedly · unthinkingly · unreflectively
illiteratelyliterately
With ability to read
readably · legibly · articulately · coherently · fluently
illiteratelyeruditely
With great learning
learnedly · scholastically · knowledgeably · intelligently · intellectually