unenlightened
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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They were trying to avoid seeming judgmental, unenlightened or disloyal to a socially expected script.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
I think of this as the tragedy of unenlightened self-interest – or the stupidity of greed.
From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2024
But overall, the show achieves nothing but leaving the viewer feeling "depressed" and "unenlightened", she added - especially given that several Savile documentaries already exist.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2023
This gives the emotions of their scenes more complexity, and though Freyer can’t do much else with her troubled character, Klasko is at times heartbreaking in his portrait of conflicted and hopelessly unenlightened love.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
We might therefore assume that parents who spank are unenlightened in other ways.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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