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
"We should have been moved by your willingness to suffer 'censure, suspension, or removal from the conference' to enforce your personal preferences on the overwhelming majority of your unenlightened colleagues," McClintock wrote in the letter.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2023
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
“It was a very different, unenlightened world,” Shrum said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2023
This would suggest that a parent who does so is either unenlightened or—more interestingly—congenitally honest.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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