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
- <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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