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benighted
adjective be·night·ed \bi-ˈnī-təd, bē-\
: having no knowledge or education
Full Definition of BENIGHTED
1
: overtaken by darkness or night
2
: existing in a state of intellectual, moral, or social darkness : unenlightened
— be·night·ed·ly adverb
— be·night·ed·ness noun
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First Known Use of BENIGHTED
15th century
Related to BENIGHTED
- Synonyms
- analphabetic, ignorant, dark, illiterate, nonliterate, rude, simple, uneducated, uninstructed, unlearned, unlettered, unread, unschooled, untaught, untutored
- Antonyms
- educated, knowledgeable, lettered, literate, schooled, well-informed, well-read
Rhymes with BENIGHTED
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