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benighted

/bɪ'naɪtɪd/

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adjective
overtaken by night or darkness
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"benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home"

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nighted unpunctual
adjective
lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
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"this benighted country" "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"

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dark unenlightened

Examples of benighted

"benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home"
"this benighted country"
"benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"