Word of the Day: benighted

be·night·ed adjective \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·lyadverb

— be·night·ed·nessnoun

Examples of BENIGHTED

1. <the poor benighted souls who do not know the joys of reading>

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

Definition source: http://www.merriam-webster.com

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