Aliterate
a person who is able to read but rarely chooses to do so:
Schools are worried about producing aliterates who prefer television to books.
of, relating to, or characteristic of aliterates.
noun
a person who is able to read but disinclined to do so
adjective
of or relating to aliterates
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- Aliveness
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