unedifying
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Speaking to Times Radio, Labour's Jess Phillips said she thought Ms Abbott should be allowed to stand and said the process had been "unedifying".
From BBC ● May 30, 2024
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
"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
All I can do is to prevent unedifying scenes between us by showing you such courtesy and consideration as is possible.
From The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius by Sarah Grand
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