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Meaning of "benightedly" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF BENIGHTEDLY

bɪˈnaɪtɪdlɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BENIGHTEDLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Benightedly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES BENIGHTEDLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of benightedly in the English dictionary

The definition of benightedly in the dictionary is in a way that demonstates ignorance.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BENIGHTEDLY

admittedly · affrightedly · animatedly · belatedly · clear-sightedly · delightedly · exaggeratedly · excitedly · far-sightedly · foresightedly · long-sightedly · near-sightedly · relatedly · sharp-sightedly · short-sightedly · sophisticatedly · unitedly · unlimitedly · unrequitedly · unsightedly

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BENIGHTEDLY

benight · benighted · benightedness · benighter · benightment · benign · benign neglect · benignancy · benignant · benignantly · benignities · benignity · benignly · Benin · Benin City · Beninese · Beninois · Benioff zone · beniseed · benison

WORDS THAT END LIKE BENIGHTEDLY

allegedly · assertedly · connectedly · dejectedly · devotedly · disgustedly · distractedly · expectedly · half-heartedly · heatedly · purportedly · repeatedly · reportedly · reputedly · unaffectedly · undisputedly · undoubtedly · unexpectedly · uninterruptedly · unprecedentedly · wholeheartedly

Synonyms and antonyms of benightedly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «benightedly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BENIGHTEDLY

Find out the translation of benightedly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of benightedly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «benightedly» in English.
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benightedly
1,325 millions of speakers
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benightedly
570 millions of speakers
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benightedly
510 millions of speakers
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benightedly
380 millions of speakers
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benightedly
280 millions of speakers
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benightedly
278 millions of speakers
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benightedly
270 millions of speakers
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benightedly
260 millions of speakers
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benightedly
220 millions of speakers
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Dengan ketara
190 millions of speakers
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benightedly
180 millions of speakers
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benightedly
130 millions of speakers
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benightedly
85 millions of speakers
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Ngerteni
85 millions of speakers
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benightedly
80 millions of speakers
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benightedly
75 millions of speakers
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लखलखीत
75 millions of speakers
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benightedly
70 millions of speakers
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benightedly
65 millions of speakers
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benightedly
50 millions of speakers
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benightedly
40 millions of speakers
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benightedly
30 millions of speakers
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benightedly
15 millions of speakers
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benightedly
14 millions of speakers
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benightedly
10 millions of speakers
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benightedly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of benightedly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BENIGHTEDLY»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about benightedly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BENIGHTEDLY»

Discover the use of benightedly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to benightedly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Modernism, Mass Culture and Professionalism
switch while the academician Obert flounders benightedly.1 The fact that delights the narrator most is that his discourse functions; its obscurity maintains its efficacy and, at their most despairing, his interlocutors are ready to acknowledge that.
Thomas Strychacz, 1993
2
The Eclectic Review
Jack en faction'— Jack as sentry, which is delightful to the observer of London life , is lost upon the Parisians, benightedly ignorant as they are of the knowledge which surround the 'dog's-meat man and his barrow. The ' Sanctuary' is one of the ...
Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, 1855
3
God's Whip
I herewith, shall adopt the same unto myself, toward them, and, thereby, refuse to listen to any further twaddle, or prate, by any self proclaimed elder, of education, through, or, by, themselves, or, any benightedly, proclaimed elder, being ...
Reverend Dennis R Grubbs, 2012
4
Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country
IT is not a matter upon which the British public can be congratulated that the ignorance still prevailing in this country as to the character of the brightest jewel of the British Crown is almost as benightedly dark as it was two thousand two hundred ...
5
Garner's Modern American Usage
As recently as the early 20th century, some British writers benightedly lambasted the American form. Consider this misbegotten advice: “America need not boast the use of 'gotten.' The termination, which suggests either wilful archaism or ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
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Fraser's Magazine
T is not a matter upon which the British public can be congratulated that the ignorance still prevailing in this country as to the character of the brightest jewel of the British Crown is almost as benightedly dark as it was two thousand two hundred ...
James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch, 1869
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The Collectors
Hence he was not the man to prize a Tuscan well dug in the fourteenth century, cleaned perhaps never, and gradually filled to the brim with what the forwardlooking past benightedly took for rubbish. So when Cleghorn and Webb made him an ...
Frank Jewett Mather, 1stworld Library, 2005
8
The Wings of the Dove
hitherto benightedly supposed the only way; she wasn't even aggressively so, but rather indifferently, defensively and, as might be said, by the habit of anticipation. She simplified in advance, was beforehand with her doubts, and knew with ...
Henry James, 2010
9
The Biography of the Bible (Extended Annotated Edition)
If the Church's assumption of omniscience led it to oppose, jealously and benightedly, the development of modern science, that assumption was the Church's, not the Bible's—and even so, it is but fair to remember that the Church first created ...
Ernest Sutherland Bates, 2012
10
Wanting War: Why the Bush Administration Invaded Iraq
... of Iraq “was the product of several disparate, mutually conflicting strands of thought, some benightedly idealistic, others brutally realist, and almost all based on some misunderstanding of the likely consequences of the invasion in Iraq itself.
Jeffrey Record, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BENIGHTEDLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term benightedly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gordon Campbell on Greens MP James Shaw, and the prospects for …
Right now, that worthy heathen – labouring away benightedly within the Green Party ranks – seems to be Wellington-based list MP James ... «Scoop.co.nz, Nov 14»
2
Strange Bedfellows Make Strange Politics: the Mayor's Wife's Chief …
... proof that American blacks lived in constant danger of murderous, hate-fueled violence from white cops, who were all as benightedly racist as ... «The Epoch Times, Oct 14»
3
Strange Bedfellows Make Strange Politics
... proof that American blacks lived in constant danger of murderous, hate-fueled violence from white cops, who were all as benightedly racist as ... «City Journal, Oct 14»
4
Garth George: Hager - much ado about nothing
It has certainly become worse since we benightedly voted in the MMP system with its arcane alliances of disparate parties leading to all sorts of ... «New Zealand Herald, Aug 14»
5
Watched While Sleeping, What We Don't Know, Jealous Dogs
Can we just get over our species biases and understand that many qualities we have benightedly believed were uniquely human in fact ... «New York Times, Jul 14»
6
'Game of Thrones' Recap: Arguments in Family Court
I, like all other benightedly book-less viewers, will have to wait until next week to find out the answer. Another bit of unfinished business: What's ... «New York Times, May 14»
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Careless reporting misconstrues 'I, Too, Am NYU' editorial
... publish an opinion, the Editorial Board — comprised of several individuals who identify as the “oppressed friends” the author had benightedly ... «NYU Washington Square News, Apr 14»
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The ultimate list of Iowa movies
While such films lack Iowa focus, their references become part of Iowa's cultural identity as safe, nice, or benightedly rural. For example, in ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Apr 14»
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The Problem with Dr. Awuku
Even as Mr. J. A. Braimah, a former Nkrumah associate, was to poignantly declare vis-a-vis Nkrumah's benightedly vicious treatment of Dr. J. B. ... «spyghana.com, Mar 14»
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Written by The New Sudan Vision (NSV), www,.newsudanvision.com
Going over therefore to stretch Kiir on the expense of his colleague Garang is benightedly unnecessary. Majority of Kiir home boys are pushing ... «New Sudan Vision, Dec 13»
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