analphabetic adj 1: relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not alphabetic [ant: {alphabetic}] 2: not alphabetic; "an analphabetic arrangement of letters"; "Jesperson's system of phonetic transcription is analphabetic" [ant: {alphabetic}] 3: having little acquaintance with writing; "special tutorials to assist the unlettered sector of society" [syn: {unlettered}] n : an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet [syn: {analphabet}]