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illiterate

People who cannot read or write
90% of people on Internet are illiterate
by messer May 8, 2005
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illethical

An action that is somewhere in the grey matter betwixt being either illegal or just unethical, but not quiiite either of the two.

Illethicals usually get away with their illethical actions...
Moral relativism could enable a person to justify almost any sort of decision or action, so long as it is not declared illegal...
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Chinese Restaurant Corp. seems to only hire Chinese people -- no Whites in sight, despite the fact that U.S. business firms are required to hire and promote people based on their credentials rather than to discriminate on non-job-related characteristics such as RACE, gender, religion, NATIONAL ORIGIN, etc.
Chinese Restaurant Corp. acts ILLETHICALly.
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Even though some people feel that the advertising of cigarettes (especially to youth) is unethical, the people managing tobacco companies respond that they are simply offering a product; "Let the buyer beware" (Caveat emptor) is a traditional saying in free-market capitalism. They argue that customers in a free-market democracy have the right to choose how they spend their money and live their lives. Social progressives may contend that business people working in tobacco, alcoholic beverages, and gambling industries are acting unethically by making and advertising products with potentially dangerous and expensive side effects, such as cancer, alcoholism, and addiction. People working in these industries could respond by asking whether it is ethical for people who don't smoke, drink, or gamble to reject another person's right to do so.
Advertising/making/providing these harmful products/services may (or may not) be ethical (it's all relative).
Likewise, it may/may not be legal (are youth the primary targets of ads? It's hard to tell for certain...).
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A survey by the Ethics Resource Center of 1,324 employees of 747 U.S. companies found that 48% of employees surveyed said that they had engaged in one or more unethical and/or illegal actions during the past year.
One might label this 48% of employees as "ILLETHICAL."
by TEXST8 June 10, 2008
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illithid

the formal name for a Mindflayer, an androgenous humanoid with great psionic ability and a tentacled face. the Illithids diet consists almost exclusively of sentient being's brains
last night playing D&D we were nearly killed by an Illithid
by Yog Sothoth April 13, 2005
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Illiterate

A moron with the approximate education of a fly at best.
Illiterate guy no. 1: Hay hw is evRe1?
Me: Pardon?
Illiterate guy no. 1: uh WTF DUS TAT MEEN?
Me: Sorry, I do not understand.
Illiterate guy no. 1: WTF DUS TAT TINN MEEN!!??????!11111111ONE///
Me: Nevermind.
by Arkracer November 25, 2004
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Computer Illiterate

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To not understand computers, and to be unable to perform simple tasks with them.

The term also refers to those who do know know simple computer related terms or software applications, such as Microsoft Word.

This term does not extend to understanding 1337 speak or to those who aren't h4x0rs
Mitchell: Yo Johnny! Been h4x0ring any b0x0rs?

Johnny: Wah?

Mitchell: Oh, yer, you are computer illiterate.

Johnny: Wah?
by Unknown [to an extent] December 28, 2005
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illiterated texting

When a person who normally spells everything correctly, using proper grammar and punctuation, decides to send messages that heavily use slang, shortened spelling (u instead of you,) and little if any punctuation so the person they are texting will stick around long enough to get to know them.

This is commonly used by men who are trying to get with woman who are attractive, but are not interested in men who come off as nerdy, proper, and useful to society.

ILLITERATED DEFINITION: w3n dey talk l1ke a c00l p3rson
I used the example for illiterated texting in the definition
by Optical_Epilepsy April 2, 2011
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illiterally

A measure of the over use or misuse of the term "literally".
"She illiterally said she was literally going to bed now"
by raujero December 20, 2019
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