unedifying
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Parliamentary debate in Australia often degenerates into heated and unedifying personal abuse, particularly during Question Time, when lawmakers interrogate ministers about issues of the day.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2022
We see this unedifying spectacle every year about, you know, Pontypridd should have a professional team, or that valley should be a professional team, and it goes nowhere and it affects Welsh rugby really badly.
From BBC ● May 10, 2022
"This is one of the most unedifying episodes I have seen in my 16 years as a Member of Parliament," said Mark Harper, a Conservative lawmaker who rebelled against his party to oppose the plans.
From Reuters ● Nov. 4, 2021
It was largely unedifying yet hugely entertaining, not unlike those stand-offs outside JJs nightclub in the 1990s.
From The Guardian ● May 22, 2021
With what Face can they preach against Luxury, and Sensuality, when they themselves wallow in the Fat of the Land, and loll about in their Leathern Conveniencies, in sadly unedifying Pomp, Pride, and Vanity?
From Modest Remarks upon the Bishop of London's Letter Concerning the Late Earthquakes by Anonymous
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