benighted

(bē nītid, bi-)

adjective

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

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

See benighted in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Overtaken by night or darkness.
  2. Being in a state of moral or intellectual darkness; unenlightened.

Related Forms:

  • be·nightˈed·ly adverb
  • be·nightˈed·ness noun

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