— literately , adv.
/lit"euhr it/ , adj.
1. able to read and write.
2. having or showing knowledge of literature, writing, etc.; literary; well-read.
3. characterized by skill, lucidity, polish, or the like: His writing is literate but cold and clinical.
4. having knowledge or skill in a specified field: literate in computer usage.
5. having an education; educated.
n.
6. a person who can read and write.
7. a learned person.
[ 1400-50; late ME literatus, litteratus learned, scholarly. See LETTER, -ATE 1 ]
Syn. 3, 5. well-informed, knowledgeable.