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Wiktionary
aliterate

a. 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
aliterate

n. a person who can read but is disinclined to derive information from literary sources [syn: aliterate person]

Usage examples of "aliterate".

I'm always running into regular dudes--construction workers, auto mechanics, taxi drivers, galoots in general--who were largely aliterate until something made it necessary for them to become readers and start actually thinking about things.

We have a huge workforce that is illiterate or aliterate and relies on TV -- which is sort of an oral tradition.

We have-a huge workforce that is illiterate or aliterate and relies on TV-which is sort of an oral tradition.

We have a huge workforce that is illiterate or aliterate and relies on TV -- which is sort of an oral tradition.