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benighted definition

be·nighted (bē nīt′id, bi-)

adjective

  1. caught or surrounded by darkness or night
  2. intellectually or morally backward; unenlightened

Etymology: ME, pp. of binighten: see be- & night

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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