Word from definition?

[spacechimp]

I've tried looking on Google without any luck; I would like to know if there is a site where it is possible to enter a definition so as to find a word with that meaning. Failing that and I feel stupid for not being able to remember, what word means "unable to spell" (in the same way that inarticulate means "unable to speak")?

[shaneystar2]

Inorthography
Deviation from correct orthography. (correct spelling) bad spelling.
What a person who cannot spell is called ..I have no idea!

These are good sites for finding definitions
http://www.worldwidewords.org/index.htm
http://www.answers.com/

Not thinking of becoming the new Word Butcher are you?

[THECORBYLOON]

Have a look here.

[spacechimp]

God damnit, illiterate. I feel so bloody ignorant.

[spacechimp]

Sorry shaneystar2, didn't see your reply. Inorthography is of course correct, but I was looking for illiterate. Someone who cannot spell..."inorthographer" would seem conventional would it not, but I'm not sure.

This question arose from rather an ironic situation really - I was saying that a spell checker on MSN messenger would help to reduce _______. I couldn't for the life of me remember the word which should have followed.

Thanks for your help folks.

[jno]

illiterate means you can't read or write, which is really more than just being a bad speller.

[spacechimp]

Yeah, I know that. But inorthography isn't the most commonly spoken word jno ;)

[spacechimp]

Or even inorthographic.

[jno]

you're not wrong...

if you can think of words with similar meanings to the ones you're after, you could try entering one here:

http://thesaurus.reference.com/

[spacechimp]

Maybe not, but illiterate is an adjective whereas inorthography isn't.

[shaneystar2]

I think dysorthagrapia is the word we could be looking for.

http://web.mscc.huji.ac.il/techedu/techedu/dys/dslx.html

Dysgraphia means unable to write and illiterate means unable to read or write. If you cannot read or write you cannot spell.So there must be a word meaning unable to spell correctly.
Where is QM ....