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adjective
1.
intellectually or morally ignorant; unenlightened: benighted ages of barbarism and superstition.
2.
overtaken by darkness or night.
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Benighted
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Example Sentences
- Many people concluded that the ice ax marked the spot of a fatal fall, perhaps after dark as the benighted climbers descended.
- Build a memorial museum about slavery, about every brutal event and benighted spot on the planet.
- She is smart about a lot of things, but she is also somewhat benighted when it comes to seat belts.
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